All I wanted to do was get a picture of this abandoned plate of chips backlit by the sunset, and these lovers came and stood right behind it and snogged for what seemed like hours. Eventually I gave up and included them in the shot. It was only then that I realised why, today, I had stumbled across several men with pained expressions kneeling on pebbles in front of their girlfriends (it must really hurt kneeling on pebbles) and a larger number than usual of lost balloons drifting through the streets. Well well, it’s Valentine’s day, again. Where does the time go?

More to the point, I have now discovered where the fairground hibernates in winter.