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When my husband and I
first met he played cricket
every weekend. However,
that all stopped when we got
married and had kids.
I thought that I had washed my last
set of grass-stained whites. But cricket
is now well and truly back in my life.
your
RamblER...
Vicky Clark
M
y nine-year-old boy is obsessed with the game
and his team has a busy summer of fixtures
coming up. My husband coaches the junior side
and plays every Saturday, and even my sevenyear-old
daughter is joining in – she can't wait
to start the All Stars programme this month. I suppose there
could be worse ways to spend my summer than watching a
spot of cricket – as long as I have a good book with me!
••• Firstly, and as you might expect there are some great
things on over the first bank holiday of the month, including
Cirencester's Fleece Fayre on Monday 6th. This runs from
10.30am until 6pm in the Market Place and is a lovely, free
event for all the family that celebrates the town and the
history of the wool trade. Highlights will include live music
and performances, Maypole and Morris dancing, a vintage
and makers' market, lots of local food and drink, craft
workshops and more!
••• For more bank holiday family fun why not head to
the annual Lechlade Duck Race on Monday 6th? Organised
by volunteers from RAF Brize Norton, this popular fundraiser
returns to Riverside Park after taking a break in 2018. The
event will feature a wide variety of attractions, including
fairground rides, a mobile farm, static helicopter, food and
drink stalls, inflatables and face painting, although the main
draw is, of course, the duck race itself, which will see around
6,000 plastic ducks released in to the Thames. Spectators
can sponsor a duck for £3 and the winner will receive a cash
prize of £300, with prizes for the runners-up. Money raised
will be shared between the event’s four chosen charities, the
Royal Air Force Association, the Cotswold Water Park Trust,
the Lechlade Memorial Hall and Lechlade Little Learners. For
more information about the event, including timings, or to
sponsor a duck, visit www.lechladeduckrace.com
••• And you can enjoy some more duck race action at
the bank holiday at the end of the month at South Cerney
Street Fair and Duck Race on Monday 27th. The event, which
runs from 10am, also features local entertainment, live
music, great food and a wide selection of stalls. Visit www.
southcerneystreetfair.org.uk
••• Also on over the late May bank holiday is Lechlade
Vintage Rally and Country Show. From Saturday 25th to
Monday 27th, Langley Farm in Clanfield will play host to
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