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A socially distanced Village Promenade. The first Sunday in September is usually the date for our local village fete - I'd missed it the last couple of years as I've been shooting a musical event in Sheffield - but this year I was asked to come along to catch some images of the alternative event. It was decided that it wouldn't be safe to use the usual venue, the community sports field, and instead they put up stalls at intervals along the High Street and the villagers were invited to 'promenade' in a socially-distanced fashion (and with a social distancing monitor as seen in the second picture. Steve misses no opportunity to dress up!).
Most of the usual favourites were there - the 'Made in' stall which sells jams, chutneys and cakes as well as excess fruit and vegetables from the local allotments. I managed to pick up a really lovely foccaccia which had been donated by the chef patron of the pub in the next village, but who lives here. I've had complaints (really) that I didn't get all the stalls: bottle stall (boring), hot dog stand (well if you will choose the darkest, shadiest area in the street and I hadn't taken a flash) and by the time I got to the raffle I'd run out of change so couldn't enter to win the prize I fancied - a flight in a Gypsy Moth. Oh, and there were some rather nice classic cars there too; not as many as usual, obviously. The day started with a fun run, and I left after the oboe recital (there had to be a music picture in there somewhere! 😉 - first music I've shot for nearly 6 months)
Over £4,000 was raised for the three main village charities: the Village Hall, Community Sports Field and the Church. Not bad for a small village, population under 500.
Most of the usual favourites were there - the 'Made in' stall which sells jams, chutneys and cakes as well as excess fruit and vegetables from the local allotments. I managed to pick up a really lovely foccaccia which had been donated by the chef patron of the pub in the next village, but who lives here. I've had complaints (really) that I didn't get all the stalls: bottle stall (boring), hot dog stand (well if you will choose the darkest, shadiest area in the street and I hadn't taken a flash) and by the time I got to the raffle I'd run out of change so couldn't enter to win the prize I fancied - a flight in a Gypsy Moth. Oh, and there were some rather nice classic cars there too; not as many as usual, obviously. The day started with a fun run, and I left after the oboe recital (there had to be a music picture in there somewhere! 😉 - first music I've shot for nearly 6 months)
Over £4,000 was raised for the three main village charities: the Village Hall, Community Sports Field and the Church. Not bad for a small village, population under 500.
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