We had Shaftesbury Festival today, which is a really fab town event, everyone seems to get involved. I always thought it might be 5 stalls selling arts and crafts, but I was wrong. I went last year and was blown away by how 'all-out' the town goes. Food, clothing, crafts and gift stalls fill the high street and on Park Walk (a footpath area with an incredible view) even more to do, things for the kids including face painting and games, and even cookery demonstrations. This year when I saw the dates it was on I had it down as a must immediately.
I took lots of photos to show the treats we had in store :-)
This is Park Walk with lots of stalls, lots of local produce!
These cupcakes we a must try and they were wonderul! www.bryscupcakes.co.uk
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| Bought a selection of goodies from the Godminster Organic stall for Charlie as he was working all day. Here we have their fruit cake, chutney, digestive biscuits and heart shaped waxed cheddar - 4 of the best products by one of the best local companies! www.godminster.com |
And finally these photos are from the big cheese races that take place. GIANT cheeses weighing about 20kg are donated by a local company and from 11:30 a cheese race happens every hour. The contestants have to each carry their cheese down the bottom of the famous landmark Gold Hill (from the Hovis advert many years ago) and race to the top! It sounds silly, yet a lot of people come to watch and a lot of people volunteer to take part!
It's wonderful having such a great local community that we can make these events possible, and the sunshine definitely helped make it even more enjoyable today :-)
Thanks for reading, be back soon!
"I
went into a French restaraunt and asked the waiter, 'Have you got
frog's legs?' He said, 'Yes,' so I said, 'Well hop into the kitchen and
get me a cheese sandwich.'"
Tommy Cooper
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