sibton, if you read this, tell your son there is the Thames festival this weekend which is usually very good, all types of music, food from all nations, and much to see and do. We have been before and had a great time. Weather is a bit off at the moment, but who knows maybe it will be kind.
Winter coat, sibton, you may well as go naked and have a shower - there's the remnants of a hurricane coming in on Monday/Tuesday with loads of the wet stuff and high winds - whether it is down here, Wales, Ayr or Oban that is going to host the centre of the storm is still unknown but they are putting up warnings on weather programmes.