The Clapton Festival 2013 – some memories of a great day.
The Clapton Festival was on Saturday, Sept 28. For the most part, the weather held for what was a lovely way to end the summer. St John’s Church Gardens filled with stalls, people and a stage.
A variety of street foods and other treats from every corner of the world were available, plus clothes, jewellery, bric a brac, and even Clapton’s very own new branch of the WI were there to introduce themselves. The Hog Eyed Men opened the acts on the stage with a wonderful set of sea shanties, followed by a wide variety of music throughout the afternoon, and the closing party in the evening.
A big thank you to Barney Thomas of Wily Badger (www.wilybadger.com) and his team for another special Clapton Festival. We hope you enjoy some of the memories in the attached gallery.
The Hog Eyed Men singing a shanty.
The tree was being decorated
These were decorating the tree
Tree decorations, t’other side!
Healthy Yummies, flaming fresh hand dived scallops.
Those scallops do look good!
The sign says it all
Themptation – Hemp based foods!
Filled hemp based breads – just gota have one of those as well!
The Spinning Hen
Those hens sure are spinning!
The Pie Cart: Which one do I have? Almost too much choice!!
Build it (well put on a festival) and they will come!!!
Mama’s The Word – great flame grilled ham
That does look so good!
Sticker Art proved irrisitible to both young and old.
St John’s keeps an eye on the proceedings!
Some treasures to be found in there!
Some of the hard working team
Skyway Charity – Pickles and chutneys from produce grown by their members.
Courgette pickles look tempting and support a great cause.
Salt beef, bagels and rye gets people’s attention.
Our hosts had people sign up!! Are you part of the conversation?
The local Five Points Brewing Co kept everyone’s thirst at bay.
Jewellery too! Quite a spread!
In the Narrow Way, the latest pop-up played host to food and music.
Inside the Narrow Way pop up. Rhythmn n’ coffee!
Hong Kong Milk Tea anyone?
The new Clapton Women’s Institute
Patriotic cakes from The Spirit of 1966
BBBQ’ing chicken Caribbean style
Great jewellery: All my own work – well, some of it. The rest is lovely too!
African fare – one of these yummy looking pans was Jollof rice.
A fine selection of scrumptious cakes!
Vintage clothes as well – the Festival had it all!
