A glorious day enjoyed by all

As the week went on the forecast for last Sunday improved until the day of the Dell Party turned out to be dry, hot and almost cloudless. Lots of families arrived with picnics to enjoy the Punch and Judy show, a bouncy castle, face painting and a good variety of excellent music from seven local groups.

Our VIPs this year were the Chairman of Warwick District Council, Cllr Clare Sawdon, the Deputy Mayor of Royal Leamington Spa, Cllr John Knight and MP Chris White.

Local sponsorship of raffle prizes, banner, flyers, real lemonade and the bouncy castle included Dell News, the Grove Practice, Haddie and Trilby, Havana, Kang’s Stores, News Plus of Regent Street, the Oddfellows, Sign Works, the Star and Garter, Stonemonkey, Sweet As, TWPrinting, Wigwam and the Woodland Tavern. A grant from the town council covered our insurance while the district council had not only mowed and strimmed the grass but also thoughtfully provided a row of wheelie bins, all of which were full by the end of the day.

Many thanks to all those volunteers who delivered flyers, organised the music, helped set up in the morning, sold homemade cakes, raffle tickets and lemonade, supervised the bouncy castle and generally made it all possible. Above all our thanks are due to everyone who turned up to enjoy a glorious day, and whose donations will help us put on another party next year. Pictures from the party should be on our website soon. Go to www.dellpark.demon.co.uk

Jim Dean, Friends of the Dell