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Pitshanger Community Association
Party In The Park |
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Would anyone turn up? Or would they stay at
home to watch England's game against Ecuador in the
World Cup? Those questions were foremost in
the minds of the event team, who had been working
for months on preparations for the PCA's annual
summer extravaganza. As it was, plenty of
people turned up to enjoy the many attractions on
offer, including the 100 year old carousel, rides on
which were free thanks to generous sponsorship from
the Pitshanger Traders. |
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In between rides on the carousel and taking part in
sporting challenges posed by Fit For Sport, PIP
visitors could settle down and enjoy the acts
performing on the main stage. This year, local
dance groups and choirs shared the stage with
contestants in the first ever "Pitzhanga Popstar"
competition, judged by a panel chaired by television
presenter and musician Michael Groth. |
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One stall that is always popular on a warm day is
the Pimms stall run by the Brentham Club - and they
do enjoy drinking it as well as serving it!
Samrat, Roz Det, West Kebab and Sizzling Wok all
decamped from Pitshanger Lane for the afternoon to
offer a wide variety of delicious main courses, and
the Pitshanger Play Centre offered strawberries and
cream for dessert. |
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A stroll away from the main stage and Gastrodome
took PIP 2006 visitors to the dog show (organised by
our own Village Vet) and onwards to a colourful
tented city of outside stalls. On offer this
year was an eclectic range of jewellery, clothing,
rugs, books and plants, charity stalls, games and
even a tarot card reader. (The tarot reader
wasn't offering a prediction of the football result,
by the way). |
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There was admittedly a bit of a lull around 4pm as
England v Ecuador got underway. However, the
final round of Pitzhanga Popstar was cunningly timed
for 6pm, and this drew an enthusiastic crowd of
parents and supporters to the stage in the beer tent
(operated again this year by Duffys).
Proceedings were brought to a close for another year
by a thundering set from the local Buick Hill Band. |
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| We are indebted to John Martin Estates
for generous sponsorship of Pitshanger Party In The Park
2006. You
can see a full press release from John Martin
Estates
here. |
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