Fun for kids the traditional way.A TEESSIDE community pulled together for some traditional summer fun. About 250 people passed through the gates at the Stainton and Thornton's summer gala, which featured everything from hoopla hoop·la n. Informal 1. a. Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement. b. Extravagant publicity: The new sedan was introduced to the public with much hoopla. 2. to a dog show. The action was split between two locations, with stalls, shows and activities on Kell Gate Green and a classic car show, bouncy castle Bouncy Castle Noun Trademark a very large inflatable model, usually of a castle, on which children may bounce at fairs, etc. bouncy castle® n → castillo inflable and more at the Stainton pub. Wilton Dog Agility Team, whose first team has competed at Crufts, put on a show, on Sunday. There were stalls by the WI, a local playgroup playgroup Noun a regular meeting of infants for supervised creative play playgroup n → jardín m de infancia playgroup play n and charities including Zoe's Place baby hospice. Kids learned a thing or two about the animal kingdom with visits from Newham Grange Leisure Farm's livestock and a pondlife display with tadpoles and insects. Youngsters could also try their hand at countryside crafts like willow basket weaving and hunger was staved off with a barbecue of produce from Maltby Farm. One of the organisers, subpostmaster Alan Little, said: "We tend to get something that's country-pursuit oriented. Last year we had a falconry falconry (fôl`kənrē, fô`–, făl`–), sport of hunting birds or small animals with falcons or other types of hawks; eagles are used in some parts of the world. display. All of the tombola prizes were donated by members of the community in the village. "The weather looked threatening all the time but all in all, it was a very good day. It's a lot of work but people seem to enjoy it and it gives something back to the community." CAPTION(S): CRAFTY: Nine-year-old Bethany Gibson tries her hand at basket weaving, above BIG SHOT: Liam Hill, aged 12, throws for a prize, above and a pooch takes part in the agility course, right Pictures |
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