People in the Social Club for the Parish Plan hand over Ceilidh:

Crowd in Lode Social Club

The Ceilidh Allstars provided the traditional dance music:

Hazel Fairbairn fiddle, John Lawson guitar, Mark Russell bodhran

We danced before the speeches:

Caller Mary Panton lines up the sets for the first dance

Confused, sometimes:

Two lines cross - but not quite right!

We stepped through arches:

Through the arch

We galloped down and back:

Charlie Platten, head of the parish plan steering group, officially handed over the parish plan to the parish council's Alan Lamb:

10 copies of the parish plan

Then we danced the night away, the floor getting a little less crowded as exhausted villagers drifted home:

The last dance

Pictures (c) Sophie Wilson 5 April 2008. Pentax K20D, FA50 f1.4, DA14 f2.8, 18-50 f2.8, 28-75 f2.8.

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