Manchester Shopping & Labour Club Fire

Labour Club prior to fire
After the Fire the Stairway to Nowhere

The sun was shining this morning and the weatherman said it would be dry today, so I set of for Manchester. I catch the Metro Train from Bury station. Travel to Bury by bus 471, it is only 5mins walk to the stop,this drops me off at the Metro Station and with in 40 minute I am in Manchester City centre. It amazes me how much stamina I have these days. Shopping was a daunting task, almost impossible ten years ago when I had Chrinic Fatigue Syndrome. My legs were not strong enough to support walking far. Now I walk for hours and recover very easily its just wonderful. Anyway it was not a successful visit. I want a super-dooper dress for this dinner. I have so much black eveningw ear I want a change. The colours that are in this season are not what I am looking for. There is so much green,tangerine reds and browns. Not smart evening wear, I fancy French Navy chiffon with a tiny sleeve. I probably won`t find anything but I do have 21 more days to look. There was a huge fire just up the road from me on Tuesday night. I could see the flames licking the sky, from my bedroom window. It`s still being dampened down by firemen and they are searching the rubble for bodies. It was the Labour Club that had been derelict for 12 months that vandals have set alight. Many are pleased that the building is now rubble, as it was an eyesore,but I hope no one is found inside the burnt out shell. I had a lovely surprise today, sister in law rang to invite me to my brother`s Birthday Dinner. He has retired this months and on the 28th March he will reach 65 years young. This means a trip down to Pershore an idylic small country town in Worcestershire that I love to visit. I am going to post a couple of poems about Pershore. It will be a nice drive, M6 motorway most of the way,as long as the weather is dry it should take about 3hours. Just hope there aren`t any hold ups.