Then on Sat 3rd Sept we were again at the Wallingford Bunkfest – as always a great local event with large crowds in town and on the main arena at the Kinecroft. Our Bunkfest actually started the previous evening with a spot at the Hekety ceilidh which went very well, followed on the Saturday morning with a rehearsal with the Capering Crew of the Big Caper show we were performing in the afternoon, all excellently orchestrated by Roy. After this we had good dance spots at the Dolphin, on the Kinecroft small stage, and in the Market Place, before the Big Caper on the Kinecroft Big Stage. This was the first (and last) Big Caper show of the year, but as with all the recent ones went exceptionally well throughout. Timed precisely to 45 minutes, the show passed without mishap and the audience certainly seemed to enjoy it. We were helped considerably by the very professional staging at the Kinecroft, including good facilities backstage and a great sound system which meant our fine musicians could be properly appreciated. A great event, and a pity there are not more obvious venues for us to perform the show given the way it has developed since first being performed in 2006 (and it wasn’t bad then!). Once all the self congratulation was complete, (it took quite a while), many of the side headed back to Sue’s for our annual Chunkfest – a highlight of the year’s social calendar, consisting of tea, cakes, and pineapple chunks with evaporated milk, with Sue’s parents once again helping put it together. Possibly the only time during the year this particular mixture happens, but always very welcome. Later John appeared with his new flag on a stick, designed to help identify locations when camping or at festivals. Not really designed for back garden use though, especially when there are telephone wires passing fairly closely overhead, eh John?
