Ilkeston - Arena's Serve Day
w/e 15 July 2018
All of this week's pictures were
taken with a Kodak DX6490
There were many events held locally on Saturday July 14th including
Ilkeston Hospital's Summer Fayre, the opening of the West Hallam
Well Dressing Festival, Beeston's Carnival and the one we're
concentrating on here, the Arena Church's Serve Day.
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The Church took over the Beauvale Drive Park at Cotmanhay to
serve the community with a family fun day. This involved a "Big
tent with children’s games, crafts, bouncy castle, free
refreshments, face painting, sports and children’s entertainer."
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The entertainer was Peter Presto who kept the children - and
some adults - enthralled with his magic tricks.
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Face painting involves a lot of concentration.
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In this technological age toddlers still find enjoyment in popping
bubbles if someone will blow them for them,
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Circus skills like Spinning the Plate could be practised in an
enclosed area.
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Refreshments were served and all the children provided with a
picnic lunch too.
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Whilst the children were being entertained adults could sit and
relax in the glorious weather.
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Even the hot sunshine didn't stop many of the youngsters joining
in with a game of football although I suppose they made their
way home to watch the England World Cup game on TV later. After
the disappointing result of that though they probably returned
to the park to resume their game using jumpers for goalposts.
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Volunteers all wore red T-shirts at the free event that was described
as "A chance for Arena Church to love and serve the community."
They certainly did that.
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