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- JOE BUNN’S BARDIC TRIALS Bunting for the fête Summer. The peak time for fêtes in Britain. School fêtes, village fêtes, you know what I mean. A COCONUT SHY ON THE GREEN, a drum kit someone’s brought along that costs 10 quid to have a go on, a tombola where all the prizes but one are terrible, all soundtracked by the voice of a local radio presenter who is muffledly announcing that “The knobbly dog show starts in 10 minutes”. Or maybe you don’t know what I mean, because I fear that fêtes are going out of vogue. A genuine fear, because a vital part of my childhood was spent trying to bat that rat as soon as it came out of the pipe. Why don’t we modernise the fête, shrink it down from village size, and start holding ‘Street Fêtes’? The same concept as a fête, only on one street. There’s a plethora of talent in this town, and this would be a chance for everyone to show off what they’ve got. Set up a stall outside your house and flog away. And if you don’t feel like you’ve got a talent (you do, everybody does) then I’m sure you’ve got some worthless rubbish you could sell people. One day for you to lay out your stall, run some fun games, bake some food to share. If enough streets do it, it could actually become a little festival. Link them all up, and voila, people are coming to Worthing, tourism is up, and the Worthingites are making their own money along the way. In the Netherlands, 27 April every year is known as Koningsdag, or the King’s Day. Everyone dresses in orange, and there is a sort of nationwide flea market, where everyone sells their unwanted items. I’m proposing we do similar, only we dress in whatever colour we want, we sell things we’ve made as well, and we do it all for ourselves. I implore you Worthing, contact your neighbours, and arrange some Street Fêtes; you may be surprised at what people in your street have to offer. It’s our destiny, our meaning... ...our fête. n Joe Bunn Ed note: check out July listings for playing out & street parties near you. 40 | July 2019 | HERE & NOW ADVERTISE NOW 01903 686100
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