Thursday, May 8

A respectable turnout, David Merewether sitting alone reading the Telegraph waiting for us all to turn up. Penny Tweedie waiting for a call that will send her to Burma to cover the disaster, showing us her impressive Cannon G9 and thanking David for his instruction on Adobe lightbox. Chris Fraser showed a fresh set of painted nails. Clive Crook, fresh from his Spectator 180th-issue triumph, seems to be keeping several locals in work. Newcomers Ruth and Giles Clark have a business in Rolvenden, PR and B2B in the publishing industry; interesting stuff (see their website Splash!, below right). He also publishes a web magazine on biofuels.