The community here comes alive in summer and transforms from a sleepy country hamlet with roaring fires, thick soups and evenings of banter, to a thriving canalside village brought alive by visitors, boaters and walkers alike. This year has been particularly exciting because the British Waterways yard has been leased out and refurbished to encompass a new tearoom with freshly baked cakes every day. The threat of home-made cakes, afternoon teas and expanding waistlines has led me to re-assess the pet situation aboard the good ship Bones.
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