It was a beautifully shambolic festive grotto in the House of Rats last night. 11 rats of past, present and honorary status gathered for early Christmas dinner including turkey, trout, pigs-in-blankets and stuffing.

Preparation and consumption of said meal soon descended into chaos and the kitchen ended up trashed with cracker remnants, squashed sprouts & lounging rats all over the floor…..

There was affection, wit and flirtation in abundance. We had speeches, champagne and raspberry cheesecake. It was, in short, a perfect Christmas meal.