Who knew that there is a 7AM on a Saturday Morning? Well that's what time I got up, so that I could pick up Lion John Fairhurst and be at the Last Drop to set up for 8AM, I don't get up that early to go to work!
At least the weather was sunny although there was a strong cold wind, which greeted us as we walked up to the car park behind the last drop to meet Tony Foster and set up our stall.
On setting up, we discovered we had an excellent position, as we were sheltered from the cold wind mentioned above, which blew hard up the main thoroughfare of the last drop.
An immediate problem reared it's ugly head, poor planning by the organising committee, meant there were no bacon butties available, unless you wanted to spend over a tenner on a breakfast in the hotel. This was partially rectified by dinnertime, with the consumption of both pasties and ice cream, and in John Fairhurst's case, anything else that was on offer.
As you can see from the photograph's below, we had taken a variety of games, including the dice game and our key game to entice the punters, but we really needn't have bothered, as yet again the hook a duck game, proved to be a magnet for smaller children, and was in constant use all day.
As you can see below, due to the foresight of Tony Foster, we used blue noses in the pool rather than water, which was just as well, as the slope we were on would have seen all the water disappear towards the last drop.
An excellent day was had by all who attended, and I look forward to next year's event.
Lion John Crompton
24th September 2012
