Carnivals

My dear Friends
Do you like carnivals? We had the Arbury carnival last Saturday, Arbury being the neighbourhood in which I live. The carnival was set up very close to where I live.

There were plenty of stands, one of them being Cam-Mind, a mental health charity. I bought myself some summer clothes from this stand and took one of their leaflets on the very good work they are doing. We agreed that we still need to heighten awareness of people with mental health problems, about 1 in 4 in this country.

But carnivals are really about food and fun, and I ate myself silly with French crepes, crisps and the like. I am too old to go on any of the rides but the children were having a ball. And this particular carnival was about community spirit, as I am sure that most of those who attended were locals.

The very next day I wandered down to Parkers Piece, a beautiful green space in the heart of Cambridge and there was another carnival! This time an Australian was exercising his ducks and dogs in the middle of a field and he showed how well trained they were by putting them through their paces. It was quite amusing and I spent a good hour there before leaving for Church at 5pm and the folk Mass.

Have you been to any good carnivals lately?
Shalom from
Sister Gila

All the fun of the fair! And lots of tombolas