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About 10 miles north of Shrewsbury is an airfield called Sleap. It was created by the RAF in 1943 and used for training bomber crews. The RAF left in 1966 and now the airfield is the home of Shropshire Aero Club.

It’s busy today, and a group of brave souls are trying wingwalking.

There’s a nice garden for watching the action.

One thing that you can rely on at civilian airfields like this is a good cafe. We had a very nice bacon bap for lunch. There’s an arrivals board so we can keep tabs on what’s going on.

Another intrepid wingwalker is ready to go. It’s really popular.

A nice couple of hours out at Shropshire’s only civilian airfield.

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Our old mate Rob messaged yesterday to say he’s in Shrewsbury for the weekend, and would we like to meet up for a beer. Of course we would! Here we are at the Admiral Benbow with Rob and his lovely partner Elaine. The afternoon flew by while we enjoyed our drinks in the garden.

We spent a happy few hours catching up and reminiscing, before we headed home to get ready for our next event. We’re off to the Abbey again, as the Rock Choir are playing a concert. The choir are incredibly (and deservedly) popular, and the place was packed.

We enjoyed a super concert. Although the photo looks quite formal, the concert was great fun. Sarah was singing, and afterwards we headed to a nearby pub for drinks.

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Our local abbey opened for business way back in 1083. It had a bit of a wobble during the Reformation (thanks Henry) but it’s still standing and functioning as a parish church today. The abbey is situated on Abbey Foregate, on the eastern side of the town.

The custodians of the abbey are keen to keep it alive as a destination for leisure as well as a place of worship. As such, regular concerts take place here, and tonight we’re in for a real treat.

The abbey has been modernised inside, and of course there’s a bar. The concert was really good.

On the way home we stopped at a couple of pubs and followed England’s victory against Croatia in the World Cup. Great night out.

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There’s a bar in the old town called L’Unique, but it’s better known as The House Of Rock. It’s full of memorabilia of rock & roll legends from down the years, sort of like a Hard Rock Cafe, but much, much better. Needless to say, the music was excellent. A few pictures:

They serve nice food too – we had wild boar burgers.

Huge life-size mural on the wall outside.

On the way back to the hotel we pass a bar called Rio. We had to go in.

Basel has an endless supply of really nice bars. It’s a pity we couldn’t visit them all.

We have a flight to Manchester later this evening, so hopefully we’ll be back in Shrewsbury by midnight.

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There was only one event on the agenda today. Our dear friend Ali, who has featured many times on these pages, passed away recently after a long illness. We had a memorial service at St Bernard’s church, and I’ve hardly ever seen the place so full.

As is our habit in Wengen, the congregation strolled back to Rocks afterwards for a few drinks and to reminisce. If you visit Ali’s profile on Facebook you can view a livestream of the service. Rest In Peace Ali.