Red Hood: Week 4, 20 April

This is where I say, it’s been another quiet week, and weeks go, it’s true. There was no driving into ditches. There were no trips to Thurso for orchestra as we’re on summer break until August. There were no handbells on Saturday, as enough of us were attending another event that practice was cancelled. This event was the mostly-annual ‘Sing & Play’ day in Wick. I first attended about ten years ago, as part of the choir. I remember looking down at the orchestra and thinking it would be fun to play. At the time, I wasn’t able to play an orchestral instrument. Now, while I still can’t play very well, I can participate. Back then, it was held in St Fergus’ Church, just a stone’s throw away. However, in December 2024 the church was closed and is now up for sale. The venue has moved to another church about a mile and a half away. The organisers are the same – Caithness Music – and was conducted again by the excellent Susie Dingle. Blade of Grass, from last year. It was a long, tiring, and…