8.45 Met with David (and Alister) coffee Mc Donald's. David gave me a beautiful etched flower on a flattened out coke can, with my name on it! Meeting again tomorrow at 9am: David definitely up for the project.

10am lovely to see the team at Riverside.

Into Hammersmith: Lee a no show and also John and Oscar a no show. No luck with the charity shops. Went to Polish Centre very interested in project but very quiet at the time, no one to talk to

Went to the Irish Centre met with Aibee from Malaysia who plays the tin whistle and the fiddle. Plays music from her childhood in Malaysia on the fiddle. Told me her life story: at the moment not keen on talking with group. Meeting her again tomorrow at Hammersmith Club: Irish Centre closing down: great place to frame something.

Called at the Care Home just around the corner from Riverside: spoke with the Manager, took a flyer and will see if they have anyone I can chat with: going back tomorrow.

Went around the back of the Apollo met the guy that has been the maintenance man there for the last 32! years. Invited me inside stood on the Apollo stage. Told me about the bus loads of tourist that come and look at the fire escape steps at the back of the building because they featured in A Hard Day's Night with the Beatles standing on them.

Found the grave stone of Joseph William Allen who turns out to be this remarkable painter: gravestone obscured by another stacked up leaning against St Paul's church in the car park. The graves were dug up to build the church extension: bones now stored in boxes in the church.

(Would really like these two points to stop and look on route.)

Back to Riverside to the Team and all their stories: home knackered!

Jeanette