A grassy knoll,
shaded by trees. Girls dressed in bee costumes, giving out wildflower seeds. An
ice-cream van, a fire-engine and a bouncy castle. Games galore. And perfect weather
for the Family Fun Day.
This was the start
of a busy weekend for the Ordsall Acappella Singers. We helped to start the day
off by singing just after the mayor had opened the event. We then moved as a
group around the park and serenaded the various sideshows – and of course, the
queue for the ice-cream. The Gaskell Society wanted a picture of us in front
of the house. We were happy to oblige and each held up a leaflet. However, it
did mean that one of their members had to stand in the middle of the road to
take the photo. That was a little scary.
We are looking
forward to visiting the house, which is right next to this delightful little park,
when the renovations are finished. We hope we’ll get to sing there.
The Friends of Swinton Grove were generous and provided us all with a healthy home-made burger
lunch.
It was a lovely
afternoon. There was just enough breeze and enough shade to make it pleasant
and not too hot but also enough sunshine to invite local families into the park.
We performed our final
set on the grassy knoll in the shade. For most people we were just a background
sound, hopefully a pleasant one. One young girl, about eleven or twelve I’m
guessing, seemed fascinated and followed us from spot to spot. I hope she’ll
get to join a choir one day.
We hope we pleased the people who listened. We certainly
enjoyed ourselves.
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