twelve o'clock
But the event of the year was the Beano , which took place on the last Saturday in August , after they had been paying in for about four months . The cost of the outing was to be five shillings a head , so this was the amount each man had to pay in , but it was expected that the total cost -- the hire of the brakes and the cost of the dinner -- would come out at a trifle less than the amount stated , and in that case the surplus would be shared out after the dinner . The amount of the share-out would be greater or less according to other circumstances , for it generally happened that apart from the subscriptions of the men , the Beano fund was swelled by charitable donations from several quarters , as will be seen later on . When the eventful day arrived , the hands , instead of working till one , were paid at twelve o'clock and rushed off home to have a wash and change . The brakes were to start from the ` Cricketers ' at one , but it was arranged , for the convenience of those who lived at Windley , that they were to be picked up at the Cross Roads at one-thirty . There were four brakes altogether -- three large ones for the men and one small one for the accommodation of Mr Rushton and a few of his personal friends , Didlum , Grinder , Mr Toonarf , an architect and Mr Lettum , a house and estate Agent . One of the drivers was accompanied by a friend who carried a long coachman 's horn .