Saturday morning and certainly on lay-in today. Up at around 5 a.m to try and put as much information on the internet as possible before returning to the swimming pool. We were there for 6 a.m so Anne could do half an hour in the swimathon whilst I just watched. Came home to load the car up ready to set-up a refreshment stall at the Sport in the Park event and then back to the pool for the end of the swimathon which included a chat with paralympic gold medallist Oliver Jones who swam the final length. Overall the marathon effort went to over 11,800 lengths -the equivalent of swimming from Hethersett to London!
The main event of the day - and also one of the main events of Hethersett's year - was sport in the park. A free festival featuring well over 20 come and try sports events including badminton, korfball, dodgeball, football, rugby, hockey and much more. My day was a mix of helping on the refreshment stall and taking photos and then clearing up the stall and returning all the borrowed gear. It was the most successful Sport in the Park event to date and testimony to the hard work put in by members of the village Olympic Committee and Shane Hull and James Rice in particular.
Didn't have much time to relax before setting off for the parish church for a concert by the Hellesdon and Sprowston Brass Band. I somehow managed to keep awake - not that the music was boring. It was a very good mix of classics and swing/pop played with a great amount of fun.
The conductor was very entertaining in how own right - although his plugging of the band's CD stopped becoming amusing after about the 20th mention. It was a good way to conclude the second day of the Open Weekend. Here's to tomorrow.
The main event of the day - and also one of the main events of Hethersett's year - was sport in the park. A free festival featuring well over 20 come and try sports events including badminton, korfball, dodgeball, football, rugby, hockey and much more. My day was a mix of helping on the refreshment stall and taking photos and then clearing up the stall and returning all the borrowed gear. It was the most successful Sport in the Park event to date and testimony to the hard work put in by members of the village Olympic Committee and Shane Hull and James Rice in particular.
Didn't have much time to relax before setting off for the parish church for a concert by the Hellesdon and Sprowston Brass Band. I somehow managed to keep awake - not that the music was boring. It was a very good mix of classics and swing/pop played with a great amount of fun.
The conductor was very entertaining in how own right - although his plugging of the band's CD stopped becoming amusing after about the 20th mention. It was a good way to conclude the second day of the Open Weekend. Here's to tomorrow.
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