several meaningful discussions with nerds,
and made lots of friends amongst the other
traders.
That event was followed by another, for
which liability insurance was required, which
led to phone calls to a broker and
discussions about whether punters might be
injured by having a packet of transfers fall
onto them from table height, or even, horror!
a paper-cut from a sheet of decals. The
broker had never before met anyone less
risky, and came to a compromise on the cost
of £2 million cover. At the event we met
more traders, and discovered that there was
just as much business to be done between
traders as there was with the punters. I filled
in the time smiling, posing and pointing
winningly at decal sets on the table-top. He
came away with new ideas to extend his
product range, and lots of orders.
PH is in the front room right now, ordering
new display stands for the next show
(despite the risk of falling packets). I’ve
finished the hoovering and I’m off to clean
the bathroom – I’m expecting visitors!
Belle Walker
BISHOP’S SUTTON VILLAGE FETE
& GARDEN PARTY
SUNDAY 30TH JUNE 2013
2 – 4:15PM
BEING HELD AT BISHOPS COURT
BBQ, Bar, Cream Teas, Swimming,
Snail Racing, Raffles, Punch-n-Judy,
Egg Throwing, Best Dressed Hat
Competition, Tractor Rides,
Treasure Hunt, Cakes, Plants ….
Stalls galore and much, much more!
Join us for a fun-filled family
afternoon out
Put the date 30th June in your diary
FROM STEVE
BRINE MP
Readers of Village Voice will have heard me
protest in recent months at plans which
could have seen Alresford (New and Old) as
well as Bighton and Gundleton cut off from
the Winchester constituency and lumped in
with Fleet and Yateley when it comes to
electing future Members of Parliament.
I asked local people to join me in objecting
(which you certainly did) and in my last
column I said we were waiting on the
response of the Boundary Comm