Most times the weather on a British bank holiday is overcast, wet and windy - and usually all three! But the late May bank holiday 2021 has bucked the trend with the sun finally making an appearance and, in the process, raising everyones spirits.

We selected Great Haywood for our bank holiday pitch but were slightly concerned when we heard that the moorings between the lock and the junction were closed - our favourite spot! On closer inspection it became apparent that the planned towpath improvements had been delayed by a week and whilst the towpath was dotted with no mooring signs, no actual activity was going to take place till after the bank holiday. So, if the towpath barricades were not going to be put in place and the towpath was going to be thronged with visitors to the adjacent Shugborough Hall we figured an interpretation of the signs was in order..... providing we vacate our spot on Monday evening.

Word of our precence seemed to do the rounds via social media channels and we saw out stock levels diminish rapidly over the weekend - and its a lovely place to stop and watch the boats pass.

So thumbs up for Great Haywood, always one of our favourite moorings!