Erin McGuire

At the moment, the social enterprise – which hopes to tap into growing tourism – has two guides, but is looking to recruit and train more.

Libraries have tended to collect high-brow ephemera such as opera programmes, rather than modest mealtime menus. One collection is trying to fill that gap.

While Mountpleasant Avenue Upper is now much calmer, Richmond Hill has suffered. “We’ve solved one problem and created another.”

“I’ve kind of realised that just an interested group of people can get this going, really, and we shouldn’t be waiting for anyone else,” says Neasa Hourigan.

One type of medieval bread Maeve L’Estrange makes is from an old English recipe. The “twice-baked raston” is bread that’s scooped out of the crust, mixed with butter, put back in, and baked again.

Jerk chicken, fried plantains, jollof rice, and Jamaican spice bags: Ruby Tuesday cooks it all up in the evenings at Berlin.

Fitting cycle routes next to bus corridors and extending crossing times for pedestrians were among issues councillors discussed at a recent transport committee meeting.

“Music lifts everyone’s spirits. It’s a social event. There’s always a cup of tea, and there’s always a bit of fun at it,” says Catherine Bourke.