Goostrey Rose Festival

They certainly know how to do bunting in Goostrey – virtually every house in the village was festooned with the stuff. It was great to be back with Moody Food at the Rose Festival even though it was not as sunny as last year and we had to survive a downpour whilst queing for the strawberries. But at least we had a captive audience keen to get on with the dancing.

Sylvia's dances for your Moody Food Dance Card:

The Cock o' the North / 100 Pipers
Glasgow Gallop
Beccles Slide
Discouraging Waltz
Postman's Knock
The Humours of Scariff / Some Say the Devil is Dead
The Seige of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
Circle Mixer
Waterloo Dance
Strip the Willow
Sylvia's Simple Longways Set
Polka Off
Circassian Circle
The Goostrey Ceili Wig Out

Wellies and a maypole.

Roses for a rose festival.

Wimbledon fodder.

Sylvia's fan club.

Haughton, Nikki and Neil

Congratulations Nikki and Neil.

As Neil's brother said, it was very kind of you both to stay together for 25 years so that we could all have this wonderful party!

We had a hall decorated with straw bales, strings of fairy lights and candles, a hog roast, cake, and a free bar (musicians and a free bar – what were you thinking of?) and of course lots of dancing even though we had a late start to the second half due to a surfeit of puddings. Hope to see some of you again in September at Great Bridgeford.

Sylvia's dances for your Moody Food Dance Card:

The Cock o' the North / 100 Pipers
Glasgow Gallop
Goatham Square Eight
The Snowball
Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
The Siege of Ennis
The Humours of Scarrif / Some Say the Devil is Dead
Old Swan Gallop
The Siege of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
Circle Waltz
Strip the Willow
Postman's Knock
Ashokan Farewell
Polka Off
Circassian Circle