I WAS challenged to a game of the new Weymouth and Portland edition of Monopoly by my friend Toby the puppy from Toymaster.

I also made some new friends as I arrived at the Weymouth store. Many thanks to everyone who came over to say hello.

The game was great fun – I won one game then Toby won the second so we were happy to call it a draw!

Birthdays: Kiara Fearnley, 12 on Nov 10, Jack Steele, 11 on Nov 11, Alfie Hedges, six on Nov 11, Isabel Kerslake, 10 on Nov 12, Luke Harris, 10 on Nov 13, Thomas Peach, five on Nov 14, Luca Davies, nine on Nov 15, Tristan Belasco, nine on Nov 16, Adelalde Beard, 11 on Nov 16.

Joke time: What starts with the letter E, ends with the letter E and contains only 1 letter?

An envelope.

You serve this but you never eat it. What is it?

A tennis ball.

What do you call an old snowman?

Water.

If you throw a white rock into the Red Sea, what does it become?

Wet.