Now that it's summer, every weekend is chock full of events to go to all over the country: fetes, fun days, festivals etc etc. I was thinking wouldn't it be nice if we could swap news about the best of them?
For instance, I like to drive out to the Kent seaside. If I knew in advance that there was a brilliant village fete with lots of child-centered activities happening somewhere in Whitstable with an acclaimed home produce stall, it would be the cherry on the cake.
Unless you phone the local tourist office - that's if you even manage to get through during the busy season - you won't get to hear about these local events. But they can make all the difference to a day out.
As far as I know, and I've done a little research on this, there's no way a SE London person like myself will be able to find out about smaller events less than an hours drive away in Kent, Sussex or Essex. Is the same true elsewhere in the country?
Also, it would be really useful to know if someone had actually been to the event in previous years. In my experience, 'Grand Garden Fete' can mean anything from three trestle tables full of rubbish to a country house owner opening their private gardens for a one-off, activity-packed day.
To set the ball rolling, I'd recommend Strawberry Fair in Cambridge. It's held on Midsummer Common, near the city centre on Saturday June 2nd. It's got nothing to do with strawberries. More like a mini Glastonbury, but less hippy because it attracts lots of general Cambridge people as well as a festival crowd. And it's free!!! There are hundreds of stalls. Lots of interesting and cheap things to buy and to eat. Much of the afternoon entertainment (music, comedy and performance) is very child-orientated. It gets a bit more adult in the evening.
Will stop now, I'm rambling....
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Tigermoth · 25/05/2001 14:40
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