The rain held off for the night, and despite the weather we’d had over the previous few days, the field was firm and I think we only had one or two people (toddlers!) tumble into mud. The dark made it difficult to say how many people were there, but around 30 people from Little Acorns alone came along to enjoy a sausage (or two) in a roll, a cup of hot chocolate, and to chat by the huge bonfire. It was just good fun.

And Paul’s fireworks were excellent – well timed, and well ordered – I enjoyed them more than the bigger display the Rugby Club had done the night before.

The Bonfire Party is free and has been going on for years and years, far longer than I’ve been at WBC, though I missed my first several opportunities to go because I didn’t know just how good – in a really simple, just enjoying being together sort of way – it would be.

And just about everybody was there. So if you missed it, make sure you come along next year.

Oh and I think there was going to be a pot at church today, in case anyone wanted to make a contribution to the cost of their sausage. Acorns is making a donation on behalf of the families we sent along, and we thank the church family for welcoming the Acorns families to our party.

In the light the photos didn’t turn out so well, but here’s a little of what happened:

(Many thanks to the ladies for letting me snap pictures of them in action! – and to all who worked before, during, and after to give us all such a good time.)

The bonfire, burning down

We’re still getting tools in from time to time – we’re really being seen as a place where people can come to be a part of changing lives.

Even though they’re still coming in, I’m going to move on to more current affairs. One last story then, even if the tools keep coming . Here’s the story Charlotte W wrote about the activity:

Once there was a man called Tony who had a tool he didn’t really like. On Sunday he went to Church! One Sunday he went to church and on the notice board it said, “Bring your tools you don’t like or if its no use.” The man thought for a moment! After church he went back home and went into the shed and looked for the tool he didn’t like. He found the tool and next Sunday he put it in the pile of tools! Just in time because the pile was taken into the lorry.

Then the service started. After church just as he was leaving he noticed a poster it showed what was going to happen to the tools! What it said is this “The tools will go into a lorry then get fixed or get checked. Then they would go to the poor country” Tony, (the man) got very interested. He wondered what would happen
to his tool he didn’t really like. He asked the priest what would happen. He went back home to have lunch with his wife. He said to her “I think I’m going to get a new tool” So after lunch he went to the tool shop. He brought a new tool. He (Tony) thought about his old tool. The tool was in the lorry arriving at the check up thing were they checking it. The man used the new tool very well.

The end

For those families who come along to Little Acorns, please remember that we’re having a break next week for the Autumn half-term. We’ll be back as usual on 31 October. See you there!