We were lucky to have a glorious day for the summer fete this year, and had the added excitement of two weddings just before it started. This picture above shows fete helpers taking time out to watch the arrival of Joanne at her wedding to Graham. Earlier in the day Christopher and Emma also tied the knot here at St Cynfarch’s – congratulations to both couples.
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Since the weather was so good the outdoor stalls did particularly brisk business; Kathleen Graham supplied an amazing number of plants of all kinds and sizes and enabled a lot of us to take short cuts in our gardens – thank you Kathleen. We were also pleased to welcome a new attraction – Lilly came from Chester to carry out her face painting skills and was particularly appreciated by the children. There has been some talk of an adult face painting session – but most of us would prefer Lilly to take lines out rather than add them in!
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The highlight of the day for many youngsters was the teddy abseil. Teddies of all types were joined by various other furry friends and experienced the thrill of being wizzed up the tower and back down again. This is the second teddy abseil we’ve had at the tower and I gather more ambitions plans are being hatched for next year.
We were very grateful to Margaret and Pete for spending the afternoon at the top of the tower sending the teddies back down with their certificates. It was a particularly long day for them since they’d also rung at the previous wedding so thank you Margaret and Pete. 
We’re grateful too to all those who helped with the stalls and refreshments, and also, of course, to all those those who came and helped to make the occasion a success.
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