Our visitors with caravans, tents and motor caravans set up home on the recreation field, while those without mobile accommodation reported to local B&Bs and Inns. In the evening our Lions Ladies prepared a 3 course dinner which was followed by the excitement and thrills of indoor sheep racing ( as they say : no animals were harmed in this event.)

Saturday was for exploring the local countryside and many went to the local Street Fair in the neighbouring village of Kington Magna, and some rounded off their afternoon with a cream tea available in a local East Stour garden to help raise funds for the local church. This year's theme was 'Castaways' and everyone dressed the part; some were shipwrecked, or from plane crash, whilst some were native of the island. We had a hog roast cooking on a spit for most of the afternoon and this was the main course for a meal provided, again, by our ladies. After the meal the Joe D Rose band drifted ashore and provided music for dancing.

Sunday dawned to the smell of a full English breakfast cooked, as is the tradition now, by the BV Lions, with some help from our ladies. It was then time to relax over a Sunday paper or mull over the weekend with friends both old and new. At 12 noon everyone gathered in the hall for the closing address by BVL President, Ian Simpson. And then it was time to think about the journey home, although some stayed until the next morning to avoid the weekend traffic. All agreed it had been an excellent weekend - like all good things, over too quickly.