Four runners came to help smarten up the Melvin Hall, and greeted with cups of tea and cakes.

The novelty iten was a buffer - no, I'd not known of such a thing - but what else would you have for buffing floors? It had just been acquired on a long loan, with several spare buffer pads, but no manual. It seemed to have a mind of its own, and operating it, trying to direct it covering the wooden floor felt like a full body work out - upper body, core, glutes and ankles.

More straightforwardly, we also cleaned windows, paintwork and a good amount of vacuuming