On a cold, wetish Thursday night we were asked to direct car parking at the village hall when the new vicar was 'Installed' (That was how it was described to me, I think it produces a funny image, like installing a light bulb).

We duly set out some cones to reserve car parking spots for the required people and then waited a bit. We played a game of 'Eye Spy Vicar Man', with the Bishop getting 50 points, but I apologise to the Diocesan Registrar who was only a 5 point spying.

When the cars came Chris directed them into their spaces with table tennis bats, using all the correct actions he had seen at airports. We have invented 2 new actions: Stampede and Handbrake turn (Stampede - circle the baton around your head like a lasso, handbrake turn - cross one arm over (like half of stop sign) and the other to point to a direction - Half stop and turn was the closest we thought of)

Next time, perhaps we can do valet parking?, wonder if they will let newly qualified drivers park their cars?