Just the faintest of tickles to wish all patrons a very pleasant Christmas and a fulfilling 2009.
Please remember that the blog will be open for mince pies, twiglets and Quality Street until 11.30pm and that Maureen will be serving her famous mulled wine (including her special ingredient which we suspect may be Marmite) from after EastEnders until closing.
It has been a pleasure to serve during the past few weeks and I hope to continue to speckle your clouds with silver linings well into the new year.
Whether you are off to the Boxing Day Test or the bottom of a box of FamilyCircle biscuits, I wish you health, happiness and the opportunity to practice your cover drives with an empty tube of wrapping paper. Until 2009...
