‘A barbeque on Tankerton Beach was planned to celebrate a birthday, the barbie was lit and a gazebo was erected to shelter from the blazing sun but ended up keeping the rain off, the wind meant we had to sink the legs into the pebbles to stop the whole thing blowing away. In the true British spirit we kept going and stuck it out to the bitter end. Eventually the rain stopped and the fun began in earnest.’

Photograph: Peter O'Donnell/GuardianWitness