We are all delighted following another wonderful 'Community Catch Up' for our local area. Saturday was a day of sunshine, threatening clouds and the odd rain shower so the decision to host mainly inside was a wise one.
The unpredictable weather didn't stop over 300 people coming out to join us! Thanks to all who supported us and to the huge team involved in the planning, set up, running of stalls and clear up operation after! Hard work but SO very worth it!
Mr Hilliam and Fr Barnabas were good sports in the stocks, thanks to the Governors for organising - we've included some action shots of them being pelted! hahaha.
Richard's Steam Traction Engine was such a beautiful part of the day and the joy on the faces of the kids was just wonderful!
Thanks to Bristol Ice Hockey Academy for running the excellent 'beat the goalie' game, Sav's Super Whippy for the delicious ice creams, St Augustines preschool for the lovely toddler craft and 'tattoo' area, our School's PTFA for running the huge Tombola stall, our Girl Guides and Hong Kong Community for the brilliant games room, the local PCSO's for coming along to meet us all and let the kids turn on the police car lights and sirens! Our Community Cafe and Not So Young Club for welcoming us at the entrance, organising the pig racing and providing us all with cakes and cuppas, the 'Men in Sheds' for the BBQ, our many traders for offering such an amazing array of things to buy and the many parish volunteers who made everything else happen! (Thank you to those who had your arms twisted! haha)
Big thanks also goes to our Sponsor, April's Flower Patch, who came along to brighten up the place with her beautiful flowers, and thanks to the school for letting us take over the place!
We will be working out all the final bits and bobs of stall collections, other donations, expenses and more over the next week or so and will let you know how much each group will have made as soon as we can.
Roll on next year!
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