The Red lion, written by Jamie was full of joy! I’m about to make a bonkers statement but stay with me. At DunsPlayFest 2026, I well and truly think I discovered the meaning of life. Told you it was going to be bonkers but I’m being entirely serious. “What is this meaning you speak of?” I hear you ask. And “how on earth does DunsPlayFest fit into all this philosophical malarkey?” Well, I’m glad you asked. I had this epiphany at the epic closing party on the final night of the festival....

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‘Regrets I have a few…’ When Sinatra sings about having ‘too few regrets to mention’ in his song ‘My Way’, I’m pretty sure most people my age start thinking: ‘actually I do have quite a few - so maybe there’s something wrong with me!’ Statistics are against us pensioners. The older we are, the more chance we have to rack up a whole load of decisions that seemed a good idea at the time but now don’t seem so smart. Bronnie Ware (in her book ‘The Top Five Regrets of the Dying’) itemised the...