The next but one village from me had a Church Fete on Saturday afternoon, thought I'd better go and look, especially as the poster said they'd got a book stall. It's the village where I go to Big WI (although I'll need to rejoin, but as yet they still have no plans to restart proper meetings).
Everyone looked so happy to be out and about and even the weather co-operated. The fete was held on the front lawn of The Grade II* Manor, which for many years was a Christian Rest Home for the elderly.
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| Picture from wiki - from the time it was a care home |
Col's Mum worked in the kitchen there for many years. Now it's a huge private home (quite big for 2 people!). Nice to see the front lawn being used again - it was a bowling green in the 70's when I first became a Cub Scout Leader in the village.
There were one or two people there that I knew and I found a couple of books.
Everyone said how wonderful it was to do something so normal again.
Olympics.........So
far I've watched the last part of the men's cycling road race - (They
looked so exhausted), the last bit of the women's ditto, one match of GB men's hockey, some more GB women's
football, a bit of gymnastics, a couple of Taekwondo bouts with a Silver medal winner......and some swimming.
Apart from Olympics there is also cricket on TV which Col would have enjoyed. It's a new type of match of 100 balls for each team, haven't quite worked out the whys and wherefores except that it's city based and everyone looks as if they are enjoying it.
Just editing to say - TV on early this morning to see Tom Daley and Matty Lee win Gold - amazing! Well done them. Tom's 4th Olympics and Matty's first.
I absolutely loved the one hundred cricket I watched on Saturday night and last Saturday I watched the 20 20 cricket - it really was a party atmosphere in the full ground with music and cheering and it was very fast based - I think they are trying it to get more people engaged in it. Well it worked for me! I couldn’t believe those cyclists _been going for over 6 hours!
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly faster paced than a 5 day test!
DeleteThat's a lovely looing hall - it looks well cared for too. Were you able to look inside?
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The Manor gradually got run down after the photo above and stood empty a while after the rest-home closed so by the time the current owners bought it there was a lot of work needed. No there was no looking round although I did go in donkeys years ago when Cols Mum worked there - would have been in the early 1980s
DeleteI love the village fetes brought back memories when I was a child and had the garden fetes in the church garden such fun. The flower fairies will be nice for the G.C.
ReplyDeletePleased the sun shone for your day.
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It used to be the thing for every village to have a garden fete and it was good to be out again
DeleteShame about yesterday's Hundred! It seems to have poured everywhere except down here. I'm still getting my head round the rules but it's lovely to see families there and children jumping up and down with excitement. And they can watch it on television! It's worth it if it gets a generation interested in cricket.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly looked as if everyone watching was having a good time although it doesn't seem to be on TV this week, I shall have to investigate
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ReplyDeleteI had no idea what it was when I picked it up. Not sure I'll read it.
DeleteI've read Hillbilly Elegy. It was quite a saga. The author though has become a rabid tRump supporter after first denouncing him.
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DeleteLovely - already 2 Golds this morning when I swithed on.
ReplyDeleteSo far so good, and another silver later
DeleteI am envious that you had a village fete. Ours was cancelled again this year. I think there is a shortage of people to organise it.
ReplyDeleteOh, Sue! I am reading Hillbilly Elegy right now!
ReplyDeleteThat home is lovely. I could easily have been a happy senior there.
ReplyDeleteThe good weather made for a perfect day for the Church Fete on the beautiful grounds of the Manor house. It is always nice to unexpectedly meet people you knew. I am also watching the Olympics.
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