check with the venue before you leave.

Details of an event can change and you may no longer wish to go. Or an event can be cancelled at the very last moment either due to ill health or an important death.

For example, my wife and I were looking forward to visiting one of the Hadrain's Wall forts that was going to host a display by Roman re-enactors. We had stayed overnight at a remote youth hostel where we were the only guests and the Warden did not stay on the premises. It had no TV or radio and we did not listen to the radio in the car for the news.

When we arrived at Hadrian's Wall we asked where the event was to be performed and were informed that it had been cancelled. We enquired why and the person replied, "It's Princess Diana". "What has she done now?", we responded, in a polite manner. "Haven't you heard the news. She's dead"!! Now this was very sad but we were still disappointed at missing the display that we had travelled a great distnce to see. Maybe not all venues have a policy of cancelling or closing in the event of an important death and it would be difficult to list all the policies for each venue.

SO check with the venue before you leave.

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