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NEWS FROM UP NORTH— MAY 2007

We like to bring a bit of ‘behind the scenes’ gossip from fairs, and this month, I have a cracking tale, from the recent Kendal fair. One unfortunate dealer, who shall remain nameless, on a visit to the Ladies, had somehow managed to catch the end of the toilet roll in the belt of her jeans and was seen wandering about the fair with it trailing behind her, like the puppy in the TV advert, until she became aware of giggling and the fair organiser acquainted her with the toe-curlingly embarrassing facts. It was still only 8.15 and another kind dealer helped her retrace her steps, winding it all up again and decorum was restored before the public were let in. She has since been offered a large sum to do a repeat performance on the first day of York.

There was a general complaint about the shortage of new material coming onto the market, so I was delighted when contacted by someone wanting to dispose of a collection. It was convenient for t’ other half to pick it up on his way home from work and I could tell, from his face, when he got home, that it was something out of the ordinary. We unloaded 10 bin bags of covers, cards and magazines from the car—sorting that lot should keep me quiet, during his exam marking period.

You don’t often get a second chance of a good card and I was kicking myself for mistakenly thinking I’d already got this one of Barrowford. It turned out I had a similar view without the all-important tram so I was pleased the dealer still had it at the next fair. It turned out to be an expensive exercise, as she’d since gained an un-missable view of Barley, another local village, and on the back were details like the names of people shown in the photo, and the amount of money raised for the building of the chapel.

Note to self; Remember to take Neil a replacement toilet roll for next Kendal fair.

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