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DUCK! THERE’S A GAZEBO HEADING YOUR WAY
Despite an extremely breezy day causing excitement on the Low Mill site with gazebos taking flight and ending up in the beck, the duck race went ahead very successfully on Bank Holiday Sunday. A thousand plastic ducks were cast afloat in the beck and all those with tickets were eagerly watching to see how far their duck got. Thankfully, despite the torrential rain of the previous day, all ducks were safely retrieved at the finish line! There was a good turnout of visitors, despite the chilly weather and copious other events on over the weekend, and a total of £1389 was raised which will be doubled by HSBC under their match funding scheme to £2,778 which is great. Friends of Low Mill, and friends of Friends, worked hard to make the race such a success. Thanks to all who supported the day, and also to HSBC for their very generous funding.
The match-funding was not from Barclays, who had sponsored the race in previous years, and as was stated in the printed edition of Outlook. In fact, as we say above, it was HSBC.
NOT MUCH SUN BUT PLENTY OF FUN
Keepers of the cakes - Tricia and Jackie resist temptation
It’s hard to keep up with everything that’s been happening in this so-called silly season – the time when not much is supposed to happen in a sleepy rural village like Askrigg. Sleepy? Not really a word we associate with this busy spot on the Wensleydale map. Lots has been going on in July and August: concerts, festivals, a parish party and a family fun day to name just a few. And there’s more to come: watch this space for news and pictures of the duck race – later today – the produce show at Askrigg village hall (tomorrow) and the lovely flower festival at Stalling Busk during the weekend. We didn’t manage to capture it all on camera but if you have any pictures, and even a small write-up, please email them to betsy@bottomchapel.co.uk. In the meantime we’re starting to plan the next issue of Oswald’s Outlook. It will be published on Tuesday 27 September and final copy deadline is Tuesday 20. Meanwhile here are a few pictures of the parish party.
The slippery slope to fun and games
Fleeces and cable-knits were the order of the day
"Now, if we all keep calm I'm sure the vicar won't do anything silly."
