Forgot to mention that yesterday was the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens - an event that has  attracted plenty of publicity. It's astonishing to think that Dickens wrote and published so much and that he was only 58 when he died. Had he lived into his seventies we could have had another seven or eight classic novels to drool over.

Having finished reading John Boyne's The Absolutist I am now onto his book about the American Wild West "The Congress of Rough Riders." Early indications are that this is just as good and readable as his other novels - what a delight to find somebody you enjoy reading so much.

Tonight we have a big meeting for the future of Hethersett Athletic Football Club. We will be discussing what we want to achieve and how we are going to go about achieving it. It could go on for some time which is why we will be starting at 6.45 p.m.

The snow seems to be hanging about although we haven't had any more over the past couple of days. Temperatures continue to be sub zero, however.