This morning, David went to sit the practice entrance exam at Heckmondwike Grammar. He did very well- but he certainly should have done, as it was the same paper he had been practising since their open evening!
It wasn’t totally wasted, as it gave him the opportunity to do it under exam conditions whilst we did the shopping. We nearly spoilt it all by giving him beans on toast made on mouldy bread (he had a dicky tummy earlier in the week and we suspect it was some past its best Weetabix).
We then nipped into Morley for the big book swap, an advance literacy festival event. (We will be going to three shows during the week).
For the afternoon, we visited a Circus who had set up their tent in nearby Tingley. Circus Mondao is in its third year and brings back animals to the big top- horses, shetland ponies, camels, llamas, goats, zebras, doves, a dog and a very furry rabbit. This went down very well with the children and the 50p visit to the stables afterwards was very popular. The show was rather good although the generator tripped at one point during the show.
Having animals in the Circus upsets the righteous (indeed Blackpool Tower and Yarmouth gave up animal acts under pressure many years ago) but they seemed to be well looked after in the ring and well cared for behind the scenes (& DEFRA seem to agree).
If you’ve ever wanted to watch a big top being erected in three minutes, here is their video.
A few snaps from the day.
For a “quiet little hamlet” there always seems something interesting to do in your part of the world Shades.
Comment by jmb — October 13, 2008 @ 9:30 am
Morley is a Town and on the edge of a huge metropolitan area. It is supposedly a market town but not in my sense of the word as the phrase conveys to me a country place where they have a market day. Morley has a market, but it is a permanent one, self employed stall holders who rent space in a larger facility (A kind of mall for non-chain stores).
In Canada, Morley would be a City.
Comment by Shades — October 13, 2008 @ 1:24 pm