The weather was kind to us and it was a truly lovely day.
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1. Setting up - workers Neville Dunnett, Karen Carpenter, Sue Elliott and Claire Halpin-McDonald with management Keith Lambert and Glenn Newman
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2. Young Harry Oliver-Towers sorting out the bunting
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3. The wonderful Kate Garner - she was absolutely superb, click here for her website
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4. Karen Carpenter with Garden Party El Supremo Jo Mules and Lesley Boyle
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5. Karen Carpenter with Jo Redfarn - loads of red, white and blue - and teeth
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6. Lizzy B facepainted loads of people for 3 hours, click here for her website
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7. Sarah Keutgen with husband Robert and Lance Miller
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8. Over 300 people enjoyed the day
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10. The Ceilidh Band was the highlight of the day - everyone loved it, click here for their website
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11. Emma Mitchell being face-painted - I'll get your tea towels to you shortly Emma . . . .
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12. The view from Hill Farm
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13. Jo Riches thinking "OK Fungus Face - are we dancing or what?"
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14. Martin and Joss Goodchild with Martin's Mum and Shaun Mayes
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15. Gareth Davies throwing up(?) - Lesley Boyle looking suitably sympathetic
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16. Robert and Sarah Keutgen - nice pants Robert
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17. Dancers who you will mostly recognise with new pub owner Catherine Gibson in the middle plus daughter Eleanor. On the right you can see Sue (with the microphone) who was an absolutely superb caller for the Ceilidh Band.
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18. Blucks, Blocksages and Clare Snaith
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19. Lizzy B was an excellent face (and hand) painter
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20. There's always one - and its always the same one . . . .
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21. Steve Brown - MD at Armtrac on the Burwell Road. Steve bought a whole pile of our Rowan trees and many thanks go to him for this.
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24. Dylan Steed with Canadian cousin Taro McMillan
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25. Andrea Carmichael - looking lovely as ever
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26. Tom McDonald with friends
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27. Cliff Parr with doggy
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28. Sue and Tony Jordan with Janet and Andrew Hall - plus a bloke with a pint at the back
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29. Jo Redfarn and Nadine Huckle from Burwell - seen those pants before in the background . . . .
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30. Jo Redfarn with daughter Jemma and Sue Bailey - plus the bloke with the pint at the back again
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31. Daisie Miller and doggy
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32. Liz and Jan Tabecki with Andrew and Jo Trump - and the bloke lurking with his pint again - its Cliff Coulson who was one of the Barbie Boys
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33. Kate Bjork and Andrea Carmichael - what a lovely pair!
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34. Kate and Andrea again - now joined by the shy and retiring Clo Bateman
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38. Ailsa Mather clearly on a different planet (they are just Rowans aren't they?) with Jo Riches and husband Rob (and Claire Halpin-McDonald resting in the background)
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The following photographs are courtesy of Claire Halpin-McDonald
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39. Robert Keutgen having fun with Ailsa Mather (where's the wine glass Ailsa?)
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40. Ah, there it is - the global wine share price has recovered!
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41. Alice Lingley and Imogen Trump
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42. Alice Lingley and Maisie Snaith
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43. Debbie Lingley and daughter Alice with Trish Brown saying her prayers on the left and Julie Bentley and Lily Steed on the right
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44. Violet Keutgen and Daisy Miller
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45. Loads of people dancing . . . .
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47. And now they are dancing - what a lovely pair
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48. Andrew and Janet Hall
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49. Big Dan Mules and Clo Bateman (centre) "dancing"
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50. Ray Folkes (centre) with Joyce Harrison and Ray's wife Anita
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51. Daisy Miller with Hector Keutgen
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52. Dan Mules in his weekend gear.
Big thanks go to him and his wife Jo for their donation of raffle prizes - and to Jo for being the Project Leader of the whole thing.
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53. Barbie Boys Ray Bateman, Dan Mules and Sean Manchett
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54. David King (left) and Zenida McDonald (right)
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55. David Parr with Eleanor Williams and her husband
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56. David Parr loves Tony Barrett - TRUE!
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57. Debbie Lingley (centre)
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58. Dylan Steed and Harry Oliver-Towers playing it cool
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59. Evie Mitchell (left) with Kathryn Cane
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61. Catherine and George Gibson - grateful thanks go to them for providing the lovely Rowan trees
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62. Karen Carpenter and Grahame Radford going for it
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64. Hands up if you're enjoying yourself . . . .
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65. Hazel Lingley and Jodie Halpin-McDonald
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67. Sue Bluck and daughter
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68. Janet Collins watching - with Else Pieter
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69. Janet Hall with her Mum Joan Tompkins
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70. Jo Mules dancing with Dad Tom
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71. Jo Mules's parents Tom and Pat
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72. Jodie Halpin-McDonald
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73. Village games . . . .
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74. Jen and John Holmwood
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75. Ross Clark dancing with daughter Eliza
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76. Joss Goodchild with her mother in law
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77. Karen Carpenter dancing with Ditchfield newcomer Michael Napier
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78. Kathryn Cane (centre) with Evie Mitchell (right)
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79. Lesley Boyle with Mum Ruby
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80. Lesley (greedy-guts) Boyle
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81. Lily Steed at the front with Trish Brown (left) and Julie Bentley ducking and diving (no change there then Jules)
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82. Maisie Snaith and Alice Trump in the foreground
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83. Ditchfield newcomers Emily McIntosh (baby due in August) and partner Michael Napier
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84. The kids all enjoyed the dancing - Olivia Mules is the lion on the right
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85. Dunno how she managed to take this one of herself - a multi-talented woman indeed!
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86. Robert and George Tucker
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87. Mandy and Sean Manchett - grateful thanks go to them for their hamper donation - 10% of the proceeds went to the Help for Heroes Fund
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88. Gradually the grown-ups joined the dancing - as did I . . . .
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90. Simon Jarvis with partner Dawn Bentley and their daughter Daisy
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91. Getting towards the end now - everyone starts joining in
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92. Come on guys - CHEER UP!
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93. You should know all this lot by now - except the bloke in the middle, Dan Mules's Dad Keith - and great thanks should go to Pam King (far right) who organised all the chairs - and also thanks to John Reed who helped get them here and back
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94. All is fun now - with some people wishing they'd started dancing earlier in the day . . . .
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95. In out, in out - shake it all about . . . .
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96. Cheeky Chappie Tony Barrett again
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97. More dancing - everyone is well happy
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98. The Clerk seems ready for some fun
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99. The last dance . . . .
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100. Mrs Carpenter - I couldn't possibly, you're a married woman!
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101. Kathryn Cane and Evie Mitchell |
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