A lot of the bands such as 10cc, Squeeze (Cool for Cats), Chas and Dave, had their hay-days several decades ago and I'm sure that influences the demographic of the crowd, there were a lot of parents and grandparents with children in tow which was lovely to see.
I was there with the West Surrey Spinners Weavers and Dyers and we all had a fantastic time, I'm afraid I was enjoying myself so much that I forgot to take photos.
These guys were a troop of rather gothic looking morris dancers, I love their costumes! They seem to be a regular fixture at the festival as I have seen them before.
photo by Peter Day |
This one was the first to find a new owner, a really lovely man who felt bad about haggling £2 off the price and came back the following morning and left the money with a fellow spinner - how lovely is that?! I still find it rather amusing that he chose to wear the hat back to front but seeing him wearing it, it does look equally good either way round and as he pointed out it does have a Tibetan vibe about it.
The "Firestarter" hat also sold, lots of people loved this hat and quite a few tried it on so I wasn't too surprised that it sold. It was bought by a young lady who said her friend had been coveting it - how nice is that? I saw him wearing it a couple of hours later, it was a real head-turner, definitely a hat to get noticed in!
Glad your event was successful - sounds like you had fun which is the most important part :)
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