Nicola was working all day Saturday, which meant I had to busy myself with jobs: paying in subs, collecting uniform shirts etc. In the afternoon there was a gift day at Church which I'd sort of heard the Explorers were supposed to help with. In the end I saw no-one else of a Scouting connection. Still it was interesting getting to climb the bell tower and see inside the belfry.

After work Nicola and I headed over to Manchester to see my parents. Emily had come to stay too, as Anna and Darren were off out for the evening Emily was very much Auntie Nicola's little girl, which was awkquard as Nicola had things to do.

On Sunday we had another church-y day with a SAGGA friend's daughter's baptism. St Alban's Broadheath is a small church meaning the baptismal party really swelled the congregation.