On Friday night I went to a gig in Cropwell Bishop. Getting to Bishop can be slightly tricky, so we all had to rely on getting lifts from our parents. I offered Pete, John and Tom Moreland a lift. The plan was to set off from Bingham and drive the two and a half miles to East Bridgford and pick John and Tom up from John’s house. We would then drive back through Bingham and pick up Pete on the way. We would then continue driving to Cropwell Bishop. Here is a map of the planned route (click to enlarge):
Purple= Journey to East Bridgford
Pink= Journey to Cropwell Bishop
Here is the route we actually took (click to enlarge):
Purple= Journey to East Bridgford
Pink= Journey to Cropwell Bishop
Blue= Road that we went down in two directions
I have marketd points of interest onto the map.
Point 1: The road was closed.
Point 2: The road was closed. There was a diversion sign with an arrow. We followed that.
Point 3: We were slightly confused as to why we’d been travelling for an hour already so we ignored the diversion signs and went down the A46, which we knew led to East Bridgford.
Point 4: We arrive at another closed road. My mum gets out and complains to the workers there. They tell us that there is a “huge hole in the middle of the road”. My mum complains a bit more and one of them agrees to drive through the closed road, with us following him.
Point 5: We have yet to find the “huge hole in the middle of the road”. We have however found a small hole in the pavement, and one in the lay-by.
Pete has by this point been sitting in Bingham in the cold for about an hour. He decided to ask his mum to pick him up.
Point 6: Arrive in East Bridgford. Pick John and Tom up. Decide to go to Cropwell a different way.
Point 7: Arrive at Chequers bar and enjoy the gig.
