Getting ready

Lots of hard work yesterday getting the staging ready for the last rehearsal before the day of the concert.  I was joined by Paul, our Music Director at 9.30am, ready to collect the staging we have borrowed from Woodlea School.  Two trailer loads later saw Paul and I rapidly warming up in the very cold temperature, unloading the staging into the church.
By about 11.30am we'd figured out a) how to erect it and b) where to erect it to provide space for the percussionist, his drums, cymbals (and as Paul later put it, his saucepans, washing up bowl etc!) and the harpist, not forgetting to leave a sight-line for the organist.
Only time would tell later on when the choir arrive for rehearsal if we'd left enough space for the singers!
After Paul's hard work and to celebrate my birthday, we retired to the Whyte Lion in Warlingham for a couple of most welcome pints and lunch (on me).