It was a glorious summer day in July when we visited Storrington in West Sussex to take part in their Village Day. To the accompaniment of a generator belching out fumes behind us, we performed our most popular numbers from the back of a 30 foot container, with our quartet Zig-Zag trying to overcome a dodgy microphone in their attempts to be heard.

Choreography movements were small and limited to say the least, mostly because members of the front row were scared of falling off the front. It may look from the photograph that we were singing to empty chairs but in fact the audience was further back behind a roped-off area.

Maybe they had been warned of the dangers posed by Sweet Adelines falling from a great height!

Thanks to the residents of Storrington for their warm welcome.