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In the extreme danger of sounding like an online social calendar for Wivenhoe (which is really no bad thing…) here are a few more diary dates for you.

A brief but breathless morning shopping trip around the town, and a number of future events emerged. First off there is a book launch at the Bookshop, natch, on Friday evening from 7:30 onwards.

I was making a mental shopping list in my head as I passed by, and so in true #hyperlocal overservational style, I failed to remember exactly which book was being launched.

Whoops.

Then there is the monthly Farmer’s Market taking place this Saturday morning at the Congregational Hall, from 10am.

I’ve split loyalties between Cansdale and Ross and the Farmer’s Market for all my fruit and veg needs. The lovely Nigel and Lisa get my custom three out of every four weeks, and then to add some variety, the monthly Wivenhoe Farmer’s Market gets a look in.

Last month I picked up some gorgeous Irish cheese bread, which should help fill in the gaps in-between trips back and forth to South London for emergency supplies of Di Lieto olive bread. Oh, and as much as Nigel is something of a charmer, he can’t quite compete with these lovely ladies.

Moving on…

A poster in the Post Office is advertising a Poetry Wivenhoe evening on the 25th November at The Greyhound. Good to see that Martin Newell, the pop genius of this parish, will be performing, along with other local poets. Booze and the bard - job’s a good ‘un.

Plus has anyone else noticed the sudden haste in hanging the Christmas decorations all around the town? The Co-op seemed to be first on the case. The William Loveless Hall soon followed, with the Town Council offices also already decked out ahead of the festive season.

It’s all a photo blog post waiting to happen, I tell you, just as soon as I can find the enthusiasm to head out after dark for some hit and miss photography. It all may seem slightly early in the calendar to be celebrating Christmas, but all this planning is in preparation for the late night shopping and the arrival of Father Christmas in Wivenhoe on 2nd December.

Oh - and if you have some spare time during the day on 30th November, Broomgrove Infant School is digging around for some diggers, to work alongside Transition Town Wivenhoe to help build a wildlife pond. Dig for victory, or even for the kids, etc.

So yeah - a breathless morning walk around Wivenhoe; something (actually, someone…) tells me that if you are having a breathless walk in Wivenhoe, then you really are doing it all wrong.

*must slow down*

I only popped out for a pint of milk and a quarter pound of Granny Smith’s…