Ah the Walters Way Street Party. Once a year, every year. I am sure you can forgive them for that. Nice chilled out music late on - perfect to relax to.

BD had two contrasting experiences whilst in Sydenham. Firstly neighbours next door (young couple) put a note through the door saying they were having a party. After looking at it from every direction and reading between every line I still could not see the invite. Well I was glad not to go as you could not hear a thing, so could not have been very good. Then there was the party downstairs. We went down when we heard the music, to find no one else there to be told that the sound system had not arrived yet, and people would then turn up. Forget subsidance, it was the sound system.

And then there was the gay firework party - not sordid, but just fun for a number of ways. But I digress.