EDITOR’S LETTER
Get your teeth into June and July’s
jam packed feast of festivals
Deborah Boden
Contents Editor
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ow time flies when you’re having fun! I know its a total cliche but I
genuinely can not believe where this year has gone, to already find
ourselves half way through the year in June is complete madness.
The fun however has only just truly started with a jam packed summer
feast of festivals, shows, exhibitions, carnivals, competitions and events to
offer something for all tastes, no matter how discerning.
Eccleshall, Stone and Stafford all host their own summer festivals with
programmes of events as long as your arm to get involved in and enjoy.
We take a look at the crop of national talent ‘rapidly’ being produced by
Stafford and Stone Canoe Club. Read about how the hard work and
determination of several members has seen them paddle their way to
representing Team GB in their chosen sport - a spectacular achievement
indeed for our local canoeists.
Meanwhile Eccleshall Community First Responders are gearing up to
have ‘a ball’ in July with tickets now on sale for their big summer fundraiser,
the Grand Summer Ball set to be held at Baden Hall on Friday 18th July, see
page 16 for further details on that.
We also caught up with a couple of young local entrepreneurs who on their
journey of pursuing their own dreams of setting up their own businesses have
also been putting others before themselves and using their professions to help
raise vital funds for some very worthy causes.
Some really heartwarming and inspirational stories for you to enjoy in
this edition of Stone and Eccleshall
Life - it is after all what we are about.
Best wishes and happy reading.
H
Deborah x
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