We were pleased to have a presence at the Shipton Fete on Bank Holiday Monday August 26th, and enjoyed a great deal of interest from a steady stream of visitors to our stand.
The model by the late Arthur Ashton of the sailing ship “Cospatrick” attracted much attention – this was the model’s second outing this year after its inclusion on our stand at the Milton Fete last month.
Having the model in place allowed many visitors to our stand to connect with the story of the ship and it’s link to the memorial of Shipton Green. It was certainly a delight to have conversations with several visitors from Australia, who were aware of their family roots from those early days of emigration to the Antipodes.
Our photograph display included some key images of Shipton’s past, featuring also for the first time, a few of the recently digitised scans of a large number of slides from Shipton fetes in the 1950s and 1970s.
Again, we had many conversations around the fashions of the time, and the changes in the layout and function of Shipton Green over the years.
Four hours went swiftly by, and pre-event publicity had made sure of a good attendance. This was a valuable opportunity for us to understand a little more of which aspects of our local history are of the most telling interest to folk in our community. Thank you to all who came to chat with us.
