Pub attractions...

I watched some of the England v Pakistan one-day game yesterday, in a pub in Kendal, where there were a couple of other attractions. The barmaid was flying a tiny drone helicopter - it would fit in a matchbox - around the bar. It looked like fun… for an hour or two, at least. And a guy with a VR headset, which cradled a smartphone, was treating fellow pub-goers to ‘immersive’ films. I experienced a big dipper fairground ride, a surreal landscape and a sort of horror film, without ever finding the effects very convincing (of course, having only one working eye probably didn’t help in maintaining the 3D illusion). Had a few games of pool as well. Though I’ve barely picked up a cue in the last 15 years, I’m finding the game is coming back to me - a bit - and beating the locals was more fun than a tiny helicopter or a virtual reality headset...

A phonebox in Leyburn, with a functioning phone: something we may not see in a few years time...