Midweek

In midweek, however, the stretch is reasonably quiet and I can conceal myself behind a clump of rushes and cast a big piece of luncheon meat on a link-leger rig right in the deep hole and let the current roll it under the roof.

Carol, who is responsible for two coaches, says the sleeping accommodation is virtually full - surprising for midweek in mid-April. The Train Manager confirms that the train is well-loaded overall, noting that people view the train as a tourist attraction in its own right.

This Wednesday is churchwide midweek; men's is the next one.

Cheap mid-week return tickets were reintroduced by British Railways on May 7, to encourage holiday travel during the week rather than at weekends.

I did not really wonder, after sampling the "Settebello's" standards of comfort and service, that even on a midweek day in autumn there was not a seat to spare, despite the cost.

Peter Dods was captain in the midweek games but, like Sole, the Gala fullback has also hung up his boots.

Leicester could only manage a goalless draw midweek with Sutton Coldfield and will be keen to return to winning form.