Sat 8th Oct England Expects.

Sun is out but it’s a bit cool as we headed for

Queen St

. We had been told that there was a big Diwali festival with lots of food stalls and entertainment,

It was very busy but a great atmosphere and lots of colour.

Couldn’t tell you what we ate, not your usual chicken tika masala but it was delicious.

We headed to stadium early so that we could watch the other quarter final Ireland v Wales. There was lots of entertainment including this amazing drum band

Then Phil decided to practise his line out skills just in case he got the call.

There were lots of people in costumes so we weren’t out of place in our smoggy gear.

We took our seats in this magnificent stadium full of anticipation.