The dais weighed heavy with earnest debate. Four minds locked upon the one question: ‘Is Snow White better than 007’, writes John Silverman.

Bond, y’see, had slipped in late-on, tarnishing Snow’s previous untouched pole position!

It’s Shaldon Water Carnival time, folks.

I’m up on the platform overlooking the River while my wife is at beach level with her little dinky pocket point-and-shoot camera upon which she had more photos printed in the newspaper last year than I did! Not that I’m one to go on about it (grumble grumble).

So it’s snap snap snap time trying to zoom up on the various entrants in the hope that I capture something untoward. Couldn’t really beat the ‘drunk’ being slung off the yacht whose name, so I could publicly shame him, I’ve written down somewhere but can’t for the moment find. Anyway fella, you know who you are.

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