Monday 20 July 2015

Lambeth Country Show-n off at its best

If you're putting on a big day out, you need sun. The Lambeth Country Show on Saturday 18th July, when we went, was sunny and showed off the spectacle at its best.

The sun, lighting one of the quieter spots
Brockwell Park is a big place, but it was full. Children's rides and games; craft tents; a health (check) tent; avenues of food; a charity tent and stalls; a display arena banked around with its large crowd; a Trade Union tent; portaloos (thankfully); local societies and groups; a food tent, well, two of those. Lots and lots of people. Plus lots and lots of purple-topped Lambeth Council people out from behind desks and having a good time and sharing what they do with the community.


The Tulse Hill Forum asked a good question
It was good to see The Tulse Hill Forum and the Norwood Forum next to each other and close to a marquee with many Council housing services on display.

This steel band was a joy to hear
A lot of the food and drink were very local - and on a day when the Herne Hill Market greeted people coming to the Show via Herne Hill station. Certainly, there was a roaring trade going on, as the smokin' hot photo below shows.

The queue was lengthy for GDH Gordons Grill
There was a lovely buzz to the day. All over, you could see friends bumping into each other and smiling, children playing and dancing, people eating, drinking, sitting down, sitting up, and lying down. All ages and backgrounds of people were strolling about.

Lambeth clearly wants to put itself on the map
We're already looking forward to next year.

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