Wonderful Autumn

The park is looking magnificent in its Autumn clothes. Such colour! In addition we have the benefit of fresh Shelf fungi adorning our squirrel, and a lady mallard clearing up a dead fish.
A marvelous time of year

Jubilee!

Sunday dawned with the widely forecast rain, which took the edge off the planned celebrations for the day.
However, not to be dismayed , the team set to under the premise 'If you build it, they will come'. And even though the rain continued for most of the day, they did come. Not as many as would normally be expected on a sunny day, but more than enough to make the effort worthwhile.

A selection of pictures from the day. Click the picture for a larger view

The Mayor John Aston and his consort with Stella Bagnal

Entertainer Mike Lewis

Mike doing his impression of  'Jake the Peg'

Smiles all round even on a rainy day

Slow and steady works in an egg and spoon race

Sometimes speed does the job

The moms had a go to too

Singing in the rain with Mike Lewis

Some tumbles inevitably occur in the sack race

Lots of good fun to be had if you make the effort

Such enthusiasm !

Getting a sense of the rhythm with the Glamba Band

You can get lost in the music

The Glamba Band giving it large

The 'Manic Man' kindly supplied by Hire It

Getting the hang of it now

Three legs aren't always better than two!

Some more happy smiles on a dull day

Can't wait to open the bag of chocolate coins.

Blooms!

The first flush of the October planted crocuses was very well received. Not spectacular, but they came with a promise of a fine display in future years. We are looking forward now to the next exercise in covering the sloping bank of the car right down to St Oswald's church, with these lovely plants.

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