Just across the Firth of Forth in Fife a state secondary school hosted an annual summer fair. It was odd that we had never known about this, especially given the BBC sponsorship of the event.

I turned up on the tandem, taking care not to get stuck in the muddy lane leading up to the school. A couple of old ladies latched on to me, then led the way to a beautiful yellow sandy beach. Along the distant shoreline I could see the emergency services putting on demonstrations. What a fun afternoon this would be!