I went along to man the Centre's stall at this annual festival in Walsworth, Hitchin today. The main thing I think we will all remember from it is the wind. It was so windy that we spent a lot of time holding everything down, and in the end most things were tied or taped or blue-tacked down!! Still, it was a lot of fun. We had 4 games which people could take part in - there was the chance to win a bottle of wine for the adults, or to try your hand at the miniature golf or getting balls into a bucket for the children. This proved quite popular, especially as there was a small consolation prize even if one didn't succeed at it. :) Then there was also 'name the teddy bear', but this proved least popular. I think this was largely due to the fact that there were lots of similar stalls set up at the festival, and a few of them had bigger bears than us. Note: get bigger bear for next year!!
As I write the festival is still going on. My wife Mandy and I, along with David and Jan, ran the stall from 12 noon till 2pm, and Josie and Charlene arrived to take over from us. I think the festival runs till around 5pm, so hopefully we will raise a bit more money for the Centre. There was a lot to do there - see the pics I posted for a brief taster of it. Mandy was particularly enamoured with the Ferret Friends tent - lovely little creatures, and she got to hold one, so that was her highlight. With 3 cats though, I do not think we shall be taking home a ferret any time soon. We have kept rats in the past, which are also adorable little pets. Also there were show dogs doing an obstacle course, a couple of different bands playing, demonstrations by the local sea cadets, morris men dancing, and lots and lots of stalls.
The next big occasion for the Centre is the Family Fun Day of course, on 21st June (Father's Day) which we are all looking forward to. I'll be back in at the Centre Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday next week, so you'll be hearing (or rather reading) from me again soon I'm sure -
Best wishes to all -
Rod
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