Surgery followed by visits to both Bounds Green Infant and Junior schools – in both cases to ‘launch’ their new libraries. They have both saved for new books, and done up the room with lovely displays and got the children involved.

When I arrived at the Infant School, I was immediately surrounded by pirates and princesses – and feeling somewhat like a sore thumb, one of the teachers gave me her Bo Beep hat and apron so I could join in the fun.

I cut the ribbon and read books with the children. Books were a great friend during my childhood – and my window on a world far beyond the confines of my home and my parents’ relatively small world. So this was a real pleasure. The Junior School library followed pretty much the same lines – but with the whole school coming into Assembly for the event and me having removed my cap and pinnie!