The stage is set.

Three days off work. A weather forecast promising a 27C bask-a-thon for anyone living south of Stoke-On-Trent. The Ashes, the US Open and Independence Day on the telly. The Notting Hill Carnival, the Reading and Leeds Festivals and racing at Goodwood for anyone who fancies going out larging it. Is there anything that could improve the last bank holiday of 2013?

The answer to that, obviously, is this 110” floating cinema screen. Available from Superior Inflatables – ‘the best American inflatable manufacturer in USA [sic]’ – for several thousand pounds, it promises to ‘give the local movie theatre a run for its money’ and can easily accommodate a floating audience of 100.

Ideal for screenings of Bounce, Blow-Up, or Gone With The Wind all you need is a rock star-sized swimming pool and some tolerant neighbours. And once summer’s over, a cupboard big enough to pack it away in.