Thank you to everyone who joined us on Avenham Park this year, on Easter Monday, 21st April. I’m pleased you braved the weather once again, and it cheered up nicely for us later on.

As usual, we were located between the stage and the hill for egg rolling, but there wasn’t a great deal of time to pause between our workshops. We met some lovely people and saw some familiar faces once again, which is always lovely.

Workshop participants chose hats and decorated them using their choice of ribbon, stickers and handmade items. It takes many hours to put the items and the kits together, and this year we used a lot of scrap materials and things which would otherwise have gone to waste.

I don’t envy the Mayor, who popped in to see us before judging the Easter Bonnet Competition on stage.

Also, a massive thank you with flowers and shiny butterflies to all my helpers and people behind the scenes, who helped make bits and pieces, donated things, packed bags, helped on the day, provided transport, reassured me, and stopped me lifting heavy stuff. (You know who you are!) I couldn’t do this without you.

Thank you to Preston City Council and The Harris Museum and Art Gallery for organising us and funding the event.

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