More new toys at The Circus…this time a kind of over-sized (but not quite giant) outdoor, portable chess set! Now, if that’s not rocking nothing is. You can borrow it from the hostel in exchange for a deposit, and then impress passers-by with your mental agility and Grandmaster (Flash) style moves. Knights, Pawns, Rooks, Kings and Queens…they are yours to manipulate at will. And if you see our Minister for Fun Andrew Rowley hanging around outside (he’s the one in the picture below), make sure you challenge him to a game…
On the 8th May 1945 the Second World War in Europe came to an end. Every year on this date, the 
