The Harvest Show
NO HARVEST SHOW is ever the same. This year there were some notable absences. The Bottisham branch of the Latchford family were away, Eric Day gave it a miss, the Scovills were on holiday, and the Bowers family had lost the use of the patch of ground (a lively mix of cultivation and untamed nature which was always a joy to behold) behind the Chapel.
On the other hand we had a magnificent collection of sunflowers from the School together with the usual wonderfully imaginative children's entries. The new "any cake" and "any tart" entries added an excitement and we had the largest number ever of under fives attending the Auction. Now they have the taste they could become really fearsome bidders next year. Twelve hikers from Cambridge dropped in for cream teas and to witness the local customs of folk living in the fens. "Is this how you amuse yourselves?" they asked, and went away scratching their heads.
Thanks as usual to Jenny Brand and Janet Cooper for organising the Show and also to Betty Prime and her staff for the Cream Teas. The profit was £173.