This was to be the last-ever Bank of England Sports Centre Winter Ball, as the centre is being scrapped (don't mention Mark Carney). It must have been a bit of a sad occasion for the employees, but that didn't seem to stop them enjoying the party entertainment - and themselves!

Lucas, the amiable Winter Ball bar manager (now there's a job title), whom I witnessed expertly load two hundred Champagne flutes with flat in ten minutes fizz.