Lambeth Country Show 16-17 July 2011

[Miss-Shelf]

chucklehead has made my head hurt

 

[Badgers]

Day off

Next year this will be me ^

2012 dates yet?

 

[T & P]

I went both on Saturday and Sunday, and yesterday it felt a lot busier and more buzzing despite the rain.

I saw a pretty good bird display that included this fellow




though the most impressive one was the small falcon that followed it. Cool as fuck.

 

[marty21]

I briefly saw Mrs M, when the BIG rain came down, I sought shelter in the complimentary therapy tent (it had been fairly empty before the rain )

Mrs M was heading for the tent, then veered away - I suspect Chucklehead may have caused her veer

 

[5t3IIa]

Uneven ground

 

[se5]

Next year this will be me ^

2012 dates yet?

Assuming it follows pattern of 3rd weekend in July it will be 21-22 July 2012

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Mrs M was heading for the tent, then veered away - I suspect Chucklehead may have caused her veer

You'd be right there!

 

[se5]

Assuming it follows pattern of 3rd weekend in July it will be 21-22 July 2012

(And they dont use excuse of poor attendance due to rain/ olympics in 2012/ general government cut backs to cancel it - although I think there would be a bit of an outcry if cancellation was proposed)

 

[EastEnder]

Can they arrange for it to be on a sunny weekend next year?

 

[quimcunx]

Can they arrange for it to be on a sunny weekend next year?

Let's hope so. TBH I'm at a loss to understand why they arranged it for a wet one this year. Madness!

 

[Badgers]

Let's hope so. TBH I'm at a loss to understand why they arranged it for a wet one this year. Madness!

I hear that is why Aswad never showed up

 

[nagapie]

I made it both days but Saturday timed my visit with the 3 hours of dryness, which was awesome. Sunday timed our visit so it started with a downpour so were a bit like rats throughout. Also my little one went mental when we took him to the music, far too over excited so on Sunday I had to leave just as Jonny Clarke started singing African Roots.

On Sunday the mayor tried to do some baby cuddling with my son. He was fine with her attention until she tried to pick him up as he hates being picked up. Her baby hugging moment ended up in wailing toddler screams

 

[tarannau]

Blimey, wasn't Luciano popular? Despite the weather, that was about the busiest and best tempered I've seen the music stage there. Good choices for Sunday

 

[Mrs Magpie]

(And they dont use excuse of poor attendance due to rain/ olympics in 2012/ general government cut backs to cancel it - although I think there would be a bit of an outcry if cancellation was proposed)

There seems to be a rumour going around Lambeth that there won't be one next year, but I can find no truth in this despite looking. They'd be mad to. Best PR possible for Lambeth (and London) and the event of the year.

 

[RubyToogood]

I think the only possible response to such ridiculousness would be to do it anyway.

 

[editor]

Loads of photos here!

http://www.urban75.org/blog/lambeth-country-show-2011-and-the-vegetable-animals/

 

[gaijingirl]

every year I think I got round to see everything - then I see your photos and realise I missed loads.... I just love love love the Country Show.

 

[Badgers]

There seems to be a rumour going around Lambeth that there won't be one next year, but I can find no truth in this despite looking. They'd be mad to. Best PR possible for Lambeth (and London) and the event of the year.

 

[Ms T]

We met Louise of Nutty Tart fame at a small after-show gathering - she's ace!

 

[Biddlybee]

Her nutty tart weren't bad either, I bagged a piece for 50p on Sunday afternoon

 

[gaijingirl]

They were all 50p slices.. we had several. I think Rubytoogood knows her too. Apparently the recipe is available online - they're fine about sharing it. Lovely tart - it was much enjoyed by all of us!

 

[Biddlybee]

They were 80p on Saturday.

 

[gaijingirl]

They were 80p on Saturday.

It was clever of them to do it like that - they were selling like hot cakes (or cold tarts)... once you got a taste for it, it was hard not to go back for more. We spent quite a few 50ps in the end!

 

[Biddlybee]

lol... he did say to me "have you had a piece yet? people are getting addicted!"

 

[gaijingirl]

We wanted to buy a whole tart but they weren't selling them - but we took their card as they do them to order. I think they sell them at that farmer's market in Dulwich College. We're unlikely to go out of our way to buy one, but should we come across them selling whole tarts, I could see us buying one!

 

[Biddlybee]

Make one

 

[gaijingirl]

Might do!

 

[eroom]

I don't suppose anyone took a photo of the Windsor/Middleton nuptials recreated in vegetable form did they?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I don't suppose anyone took a photo of the Windsor/Middleton nuptials recreated in vegetable form did they?

Editor did. It's on his photo page

 

[Greebo]

I don't suppose anyone took a photo of the Windsor/Middleton nuptials recreated in vegetable form did they?

I did, but the film's still being developed etc. Might have an uploadable image or several by the weekend.