Christmas Fair

Sandra C from the village now organises the annual Christmas bash, which is a lot of work for one lady and her family.
There was music from a local band, the village schoolchildren and from the village choir.
 We ( the members of the Flower Show Committee- Terry, John , myself, animal helper Pat, Ann and dapnae ) didn't see much of the fair as we were in charge of the catering tables and kitchen.
Terry doesn't like Christmas so we put him front of house  serving teas and next to the PA system speaker , he almost went bananas  with the constant Christmas theme of the songs .

 Members of the village a Male Voice choir sang traditional ditties
 Santa ( Head of the community council Dave Smith) arrived on his moter  bike with his Elf in the sidecar


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45 comments:

  1. only slightly confused7:10 pm

    That looks like so much fun.

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  2. maureenlthompson7:14 pm

    I love that your village does so many community functions and activities.

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    1. John Going Gently9:54 pm

      The highlight was a little boy of around 6 who sang the entire " twelve days of Christmas" without a mistake..he had a standing ovation

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    2. maureenlthompson11:32 pm

      Well deserved, that is pretty amazing.

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  3. Travel7:34 pm

    Looks like fun, Happy Christmas to all,

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  4. Jennifer7:39 pm

    I love your Santa and his elf! What fun!

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    1. John Going Gently9:55 pm

      You can't see them as they are just out of shot but all of the children in the hall went to meet him

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  5. angryparsnip7:48 pm

    Yes please !
    I love Santa on a motorcycle and Elf in the sidecar.
    Nice start to Christmas.

    cheers, parsnip and mandibles

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    1. John Going Gently9:56 pm

      It was nice to be a part of sometime nice

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  6. Sooo-this-is-me7:50 pm

    I just returned from a Christmas farmers market, it was a lot of fun except I kind of lost control regarding buying homemade treats. I keep telling myself that I am doing good by supporting local businesses, yes that sounds noble, I'm going with that explanation.

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  7. jason8:06 pm

    Thought I saw Santa whizz by on his bike

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    1. John Going Gently9:57 pm

      You were missed... too busy looking at old photos of yourself x

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    2. jason11:12 pm

      Kids are in Manchester at the theatre ... No reason to go to the hall anymore John

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    3. John Going Gently11:44 pm

      Well only for the flower show jace x

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    4. jason12:04 am

      I will support that ! Wouldn't be the flower dhow without my shite veg-animal entry

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    5. jason12:06 am

      Though I only enter that surreptitiously

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  8. Mistress Maddie8:11 pm

    Modern times when Santa travels by motor bike.

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  9. justjill8:57 pm

    Ah only villages can do this well. Fraserburgh is having a free skating rink. Man made. What is the world coming to. Covered by a large tent in case it snows.

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    1. John Going Gently9:58 pm

      At least all our snow was cotton wool

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  10. The Weaver of Grass9:13 pm

    It seems to be the day for them. John (Stargoose on my side bar) had one in Cambridge. You had one in Wales and we had one here too.

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  11. Debra She Who Seeks9:42 pm

    You're making me all nostalgic now for the Christmas teas of my youth held in our small one-horse prairie town's community hall. Oh, the baking! The White Elephant Table! The arts and crafts table! And the Fish Pond! (my fave -- hey, gimme a break, I was like 5).

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    1. angryparsnip9:48 pm

      Oh this sounds so lovely to me. Lucky child !

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  12. Jim10:00 pm

    Makes me want to join a church group!!

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    1. John Going Gently10:05 pm

      This wasn't a church group thing jimbo. It was just a village thing

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    2. kylie7:39 am

      though church groups would be glad of the extra help!

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  13. dlfarmgirl10:13 pm

    At first glance,Santa reminded me of Claude Jeremiah Greengrass, from heartbeat. Must have a look and see if I have some of those old episodes and re-watch, I just loved that program.

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  14. Bob10:20 pm

    How fun. That's the great things about small towns, all the local, just plain fun, events.

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  15. Yorkshire Pudding10:59 pm

    The middle picture shows the school choir on the stage. Surely the children's faces should have been blurred to protect their identities. It's especially surprising as "Going Gently" is normally a paragon of political correctness.

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  16. Notes From ABroad11:28 pm

    This made my day complete ... Santa and an Elf in the sidecar !

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  17. Buttercup11:52 pm

    Love it. Thanks for sharing such a good time.

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  18. jenny_o12:31 am

    The red Santa and Elf outfits really stand out - it looks like a black and white photo aside from them! This sounds like a heartwarming way to spend some time and for a good cause.

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  19. Millicent1:10 am

    Warm and wonderful..Thanks for sharing

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  20. Cro Magnon4:39 am

    Well done John (and the others), that looks like a really nice village bash.

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  21. Living Alone in Your 60's7:23 am

    Local communities at their best.

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  22. BadPenny8:38 am

    How wonderful to be part of such a community. What a lovely Christmas fair.

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  23. Rosie8:49 am

    I would like to move to Trelawnyd.

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  24. Moving with Mitchell3:45 pm

    How wonderful and charming! Jerry would make a great Santa (and has done so in the past). I'd love to be the elf in the sidecar.

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  25. MrsC (Maryanne)8:29 am

    You'd make a wonderful Santa

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