title Mike's 70th Birthday, Christchurch, Dorset - 12th March 2005 intro Mike celebrates his 70th Birthday in Christchurch at the Fish Works seafood restaurant near the Priory. Before that, there's a chance to roam around some old childhood haunts down at the river, and there's a very late Christmas session around Neil and Caroline's. imgp3757 The River Avon at Christchurch imgp3758 Place Mill, by the river imgp3761 Christchurch Priory and golden Salmon weather-vane imgp3766 Another view of Christchurch Priory imgp3767 Church Street, Christchurch imgp3770 Church Street, and our destination for the night imgp3772 Thatched Cottage on Bridge Street imgp3773 The legendary Copper Skillet restaurant/café imgp3777 The bandstand in Christchurch park imgp3779 A tourist-info hut imgp3782 A swan preens its feathers imgp3786 Neil and Caroline open late Christmas presents imgp3788 Mother opens a gift imgp3797 Grandmother and Mother imgp3799 Grandmother looks at an oversized card imgp3801 In Fish Works restaurant, some fizz arrives imgp3804 There's a toast imgp3805 Mike reads out his gift of a rally day imgp3811 Mike chats to Hayley imgp3812 Neil and Caroline imgp3814 In the Fish Works kitchens imgp3815 Nosher scopes out the restaurant kitchens imgp3816 Stainless steel: Nosher's dream kitchen imgp3818 Service! Seafood ready to go imgp3819 Mike and Mother imgp3825 The Grandmother imgp3829 There's another toast imgp3831 Sis is flustered imgp3836 A big birthday cake arrives imgp3841 Mike and his cake imgp3844 Mike asks around if anyone wants some cake imgp3849 Mike looks pensive imgp3853 Onions, Fennel and Lemons at the checkout imgp3855 The gang outside the restaurant imgp3856 Kim holds the remains of the cake imgp3858 Mike carries his balloon to the taxi imgp3860 Mike gets his helium-filled fish stuck up a tree imgp3862 The fish in Neil and Caroline's