Checklist for week in Blackpool:
Low-tide timings printed out - tick (for long beach walks)
Tool hire shops researched - tick (may need to hire a ladder)
How to drive a van like a man manual - tick (rented a transit for a week)
Superfluous 'junk' and furniture sorted for transport to Blackpool - tick
Library card - tick (free internet access)
Fathers Day card posted - tick (stuck a twenny innit)
Hay fever pills n potions packed - no need (pollenless sea-air beckons)
Trunks and beach towel packed - no need (off to Blackpool not Benidorm)