IT'S going to be that wonderful rarity: a warm Easter weekend.

Temperatures are expected to soar into the eighties from Friday onwards, and it's tempting to pack the kids into the car and dash off towards the nearest stretch of sea or lake.

Just keep in mind, though, those annual pictures of long, long traffic queues heading anywhere popular.

The weather forecasters say that it will be warmer inland anyway, because the sea stays cold at this time of the year.

So, you can stay home and entertain the little dears, do the garden, put up those shelves, take leaves out of the gutterings, wash the car . . . and long to be back at work.