Tydd St Giles Jubilee Day

June 3rd, 2012

Tydd St Giles Jubilee Day

I arrived at 11AM to help set up the Tydd St. Giles hall and get the rundown for the day.  I was accompanied by my friend Cllr. Samantha Hoy and my son Joe.

The day began with a six miles procession drive around the village in a parade of vintage cars and tractors.  My son and I enjoyed a ride in a beautiful car.

Vintage Car

Don’t worry, he wasn’t really driving.

The afternoon was great fun, with large numbers of villagers turning out despite the slight nip in the air and enjoying the old-fashioned games, go kart racing, face-painting, old time singalong, refreshments and bar!  Almost everything was provided free-of-charge (except the bar, of course) and what a wonderful way to celebrate the jubilee.

Bouncy Fun

You might have expected that only kids would have their faces painted, but no!  Several adults enjoyed the colourful decorations, including Cllr. Samantha Hoy, who spent the afternoon as a tiger.

Sam Tiger

There really was something for everyone – but there is no doubt in my mind that the kids were having the time of their lives.

Tydd Kids

Meanwhile, in the organiser’s tent, a glass or two of wine was shared.

Wine Tent

Tydd Folk 1

The day paused for a while as everybody went home for some tea.  But come the evening events kicked back into full swing with a live band playing Country and Irish music, a kid’s magician who put on a funny show and all was rounded off by a firework display (donated by a certain county councillor who shall not be named.  Ahem.)

All in all a great day enjoyed by many, many people.  Tomorrow, Newton…

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5 Responses to “Tydd St Giles Jubilee Day”

  1. Cllr Jan French on June 4, 2012 12:03 pm

    Love the face Sam, just right to brighten up a Council meeting

  2. Katheryn on June 6, 2012 8:29 am

    Looks like a lot of fun!

  3. jim on June 10, 2012 8:44 pm

    we should have more events similair to this… excelent day out

  4. jim on June 10, 2012 8:56 pm

    where can i find more photo’s of this event ??? ( i took aload but somehow deleted them by copyin them to my laptop from iphone) Frown

    Moderator (Steve Tierney)’s Response:

    I’m afraid I didn’t take many. I was quite busy that day. I suspect the best way would be to ask around the Parish Council and organisers. If you get any more, I’d love copies of them!

  5. shorty on June 18, 2012 6:46 pm

    I want to to thank you for this good read!!

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