I trust everyone had a good bonfire weekend, despite the rain. I got to see a few fireworks in a village near where I live.

There was also a bonfire with a Guy Fawkes figure perched on top, sitting in a wooden chair. The Fawkes dummy quickly disappeared in the flames but his chair spent a long time balanced on top of the fire. The audience watched as the chair buckled under the crumbling foundations - eventually the chair collapsed into the centre and whoops went round the families watching. What is it about fire that gets us all excited? We love to burn things and enjoy the hypnotic and comforting effect.

After the display I went to a friends’ house and watched ‘The Orphanage’, produced by Spanish Director Guillermo del Toro, the man who gave us ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’. Very spooky film, I recommend it!

Sunday involved lazing around and writing an article for the Webjam Charity Channel.