Bromley Cross Summer Fayre

Bromley Cross Summer Fayre at The Last Drop - Saturday 11th May 2013
(Everywhere you go, always take the weather with you)

An early start for a Saturday morning was required, up at 7AM to help set up with Tony Foster at 8AM. Luckily the canopy shown below was already erected, so all we had to do was get all our wares for putting on the stall, onto the tables provided, and erect our own tables. More Lions arrived to help us do this, some of which can be seen in the picture below.

The weather forecast for the morning was not too pleasant, with heavy rain expected until at least midday, but at least we could shelter under the canopy, unlike a few stallholders, who had no protection apart from their umbrellas!

There is nothing you can do in England when it rains but adopt a positive spirit, and with the help of the DJ's from Bolton FM, this is what we did, with the girl guides singing and dancing, and the Air Cadets entertaining us with various songs, especially 'The Great Escape'.

The rain started easing at around 12.30, and then stopped completely for the Afternoon, which lead to an influx of visitors to the Last Drop, as we were located right next to the Arena, this meant we got a good share of those visitors.

We had taken, our dice game, some Jewelry, England merchandise and our 'hook-a-duck' game. As last year, the ducks were a magnet for smaller children, and we were very busy for a couple of hours, raising over £200, with about 95 percent of it from our lovely ducks.

You do get the sense of a good community occasion at these events, and it all makes for a good day out, which I would recommend to anyone for next year.

Going back to the title of this piece, always take the weather with you, as before 12.30 we only raised £15!

Thanks to all Lions who came down on the day.

Lion John Crompton

13th May 2013

Our completed stall, in the rain.









Some entertainment in the Arena, in this case the Accrington Pipe Band.