Diary Saturday 15th To Thursday 27th August 2026

One of the Granny Turisimo trio riding/dancing round Preston Market.

Saturday 15^th August 2026 An eclectic street art display by Granny Turisimo today here in Preston, with three ‘ladies’ riding round dancing in and as motorized shopping carts in the market area. Great fun. Afterwards, I went to the nearby cinema to watch both The End Of Oak Street and Spiderman, Brand New Day back to back. (See the film review entries at the end of the diary).

Tuesday18^th August 2026 After a couple of quiet days in, this was likewise with the only noteworthy event being my Stoma Bag Supplier has now suddenly changed its name to Unoro, but otherwise the service remains unchanged.

Wednesday19^th August 2026 Quiz night, quite a busy pub with lots of dogs present too and a great atmosphere. Our team finished about 4^th.

Pub sign - Vinyl Tap, Preston

Thursday 20^th August 2026 Checked and returned the proofs of a short story of mine which is due for publication in a few months.

Friday ^21st August 2022 Not much today as the weekend was going to be very busy.

Saturday 22^nd August 2026 Invited to a friend’s garden BBQ today. – Ian & Diane, good friends from the pub and our quiz team, hosted a fantastic BBQ in their garden today, with many great burgers, hot dogs, and beers, etc. Really lovely event. Cheers Ian & Diane.

One of the beers I enjoyed at the BBQ

Sunday 23^rd August – Open Mic performance day at Vinyl Tap, beautifully hosted by Millie Angel, with great act after great act, and food too. Great event and glad to get a chance to perform there myself too.

Sam & Steve on their wedding day.

Monday 24^th August - The early morning registry office wedding of two lovely friends, Stephen & Samantha, in Chorley, attended by a modest group of their family and friends. A lovely event, and Stephen treated the guests to a meal in a pub afterwards before many of the guests headed to Blackpool for the day. Congratulations Stephen & Sam. Xx Sad news of the death of country music Icon/idol, Dolly Parton tonight.

The wedding pub - The Sir Henry Tate - Chorley

Tuesday 25^th August – A quiet one, necessary after three days of heavy eating. Drinking, etc. Found that one of my poem’s will be appearing in an anthology coming out in September. Yay!

Wednesday 26^th August – Pub quiz night at which our team lost first place by a tie break question. It was followed at the same pub, Vinyl Tap, with a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/the-rocky-horror-picture-show/ in honour of Tim Curry who died on Tuesday. Many people came just for the film and the pub atmosphere was fabulous.

The ARC Cinema, Preston

Thursday 27^th August – A quiet day catching up on a hectic week.

Films I watched during this time period.

Films marked with a * are on Youtube at the time of writing.

*An Innocent Lesson (2007) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/an-innocent-lesson/

Arcadian (2024) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/arcadian/

The End Of Oak Street (2026) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/the-end-of-oak-street/

The Great Scout And Cathouse Thursday (1976)

*Heel (aka The Good Boy) (2025) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/the-good-boy-2025/

Ice Cream Man (1995) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/ice-cream-man/

*If You Had Been The Moon (2009) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/if-you-had-been-the-moon/

I’m A Witch (2023) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/im-a-witch/

*In The Darkness Of Time (2002) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/in-the-darkness-of-time/

*In The Time It Takes To Get There (2019) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/in-the-time-it-takes-to-get-there/

*The Inextinguishable (1969) Fire https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/the-inextinguishable-fire/

*The Infernal Cave (1905) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/the-infernal-cave/

*The Insect’s Christmas (1913) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/the-insects-christmas/

*Intermittent Delight (2007) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/intermittent-delight/

*The Inventor Crazybrains And His Wonderful Airship (1905) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/the-inventor-crazybrains-and-his-wonderful-airship/

*Jabberwocky (1971) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/jabberwocky-1971/

*The Knight Of The Snow (1912) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/the-knight-of-the-snow/

*The Mad Magician (1954) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/the-mad-magician/

Mother Mary (2026) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/mother-mary-2026/

Spiderman – Brand New Day (2026) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/spider-man-brand-new-day/

These Final Hours (2013) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/these-final-hours/

*Ticket To Happiness (195

Trap (2024) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/trap-2024/

Twisters (2025) https://letterboxd.com/arthurchappell/film/twisters/

Photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.

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