{"id":2218699,"date":"2026-01-01T09:54:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2218699"},"modified":"2026-01-01T09:54:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:54:34","slug":"new-years-eve-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-years-eve-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year\u2019s Eve entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Having posted a flurry of new glossary entries on the blog yesterday afternoon, I accepted an invitation from Jacqueline and James to join them on a walk along the river Great Ouse through Ely, heading north, first of all, before crossing the river, to then turn south, before finally completing a loop. Coffee was then taken by the waterfront sometime after the sun had set, to the bemusement of the staff who served us, who could not understand that this far into our several-mile walk, we were amply warm enough to sit outside.<\/p>\n<p>I took my iPhone and photographed the fading light of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Cathedral looked magnificent.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The moon was very clear.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-88849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5811-EDIT-550x733.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5811-EDIT-550x733.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5811-EDIT-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5811-EDIT-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5811-EDIT-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5811-EDIT-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5811-EDIT-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5811-EDIT-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The last light of the year dipped over the horizon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-88846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5806-EDIT-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5806-EDIT-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5806-EDIT-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5806-EDIT-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5806-EDIT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5806-EDIT-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5806-EDIT-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Coffee was by moonlight alongside the river.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-88848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5814-550x733.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5814-550x733.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5814-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5814-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5814-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5814-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5814-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5814-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And the five cygnets who live on this stretch of the waterfront came to see us before we headed for home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-88847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5819-550x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5819-550x288.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5819-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5819-1536x804.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5819-2048x1072.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_5819-600x314.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That was our idea of New Year&#8217;s Eve entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>And now, Happy New Year.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><b>Comments\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>When commenting, please take note of this blog&#8217;s comment policy,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/about\/comments\/\">which is available here<\/a>. 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