So, the street party. What a day! The sun was shining, the birds singing, and the neighbours out in force at 11am (as asked) to get everything ready! Within the space of an hour the street was transformed with bunting, and we were actually ready for the off ON TIME! Unfortunately the town crier cried off - he had eaten something dodgy the day before at the annual Town Crier competition, so we didn't really want to see him. Fortunately Charlie stepped up to the mark in fine fetter and did a grand job of declaring the event open! Caroline was on the announcements all day, Eddie was running around on stilts reciting poetry, my mum and Lena did a fantastic job on the hot dog stand, (my Dad just got dragged to various stalls and told to sit there for an hour at a time!). Rosie and Dean organised the Tombola, Lorraine did the Raffle, Nicky did the face painting, Sue did the PA and Candace did the cakes. Oh the cakes. HOW MANY CAKES???? I wish I had counted. At about 1pm a lovely lady (named Marion) who I had never met, drove up to my door, announced she had done a bit of baking for the party, opened her boot and there were about 12 fruit pies and 8 fruit loaves. This was shortly followed by Margaret who had made no fewer than 12 plates of fairy cakes, plus the Victoria sponge from the lovely lady at number 11 whose name escapes me, plus countless others. Cake everywhere. I should have taken more pictures, but was running around doing my headless chicken impression. The bikers arrived just before 2, and Wolf Man did rides on the back of his trike (the beast) for 50p a go, and raised £26.50 just doing that! There are countless names of new friends who I could list, if only I wasn't worried about leaving someone out - so I won't try. I will mention Caroline as it was her Birthday on the day, and boy did we throw her a party! We had a soft drink cocktails flaring bar (a'la Tom Cruise), a DJ, live music from Bugsy on guitar and Luke on piano, cakes, birds of prey, a bouncy castle, countless stalls and games, the fancy dress parade (judged by the Carnival Granny), cakes, the raffle and tombola, a community plant stall and Eco/ green stall, hot dogs, cakes, the bikers, a clothes stall, cakes, home made lemonade, toys and a few cakes.
It was fab!
The grand total raised was (minus expenses for public liability insurance etc) was £340! And as well as making money, I think it fair to say a few of us have made friends! Great eh?! What a fantastic way to bring a community together. I wholeheartedly recommend one,so go on! pick and day and go for it! selection of pictures below!
now, anyone for a cake?
2 comments:
Brilliant Ruth - only wish I had been down near Frome last weekend - would have come along.
Looks like you are doing a magnificent job and getting fit too!
Maggie (Cardiff)
Will try to look you up on my next visit.
Congratulations! It sounds like you did a remarkable job & had loads of fun. Sorry I couldn't pop along, events conspired against me.
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