Well, I’ve finally got a little bit of free time to let everyone know how last week’s events went.  As you all know it was quite a busy week for me.  So, how did it ally go.  Well, the Pamper Night at The Wick Community Centre on Tuesday was very promising.  I thought it was fairly busy but one of the regular therapists said it was quiet.  I’m wondering what a busy night is down there :o   I got some good vibes though, so I’ve signed up for next month’s event.

I did have a bit of a mishap though.  When I pulled up in the car park I did notice water pouring out from my car.  Didn’t really have the time to check it out as I had to set up and by the time it finished it was too damn dark to see anything.  So the next day I checked it out.  Well, the radiator resembled the Trevi fountain!!  Water was gushing everywhere.  I tried putting in some Radweld but that just didn’t work. It was too big a hole, or should I say holes.  I reckon it’s all the resurfacing work that’s being carried out all over the town at the moment.  So I had to get a new radiator and find somebody to fit it.  Unfortunately, the mechanic couldn’t get to me til after 6pm, which meant I couldn’t go to Wednesday’s event at St Peter’s .  I felt quite bad letting them down as it was to raise funds for the Ladybird Nursery at Southend Hospital.  Still, there are some things that are entirely out of your control and car breakdowns is one of them.

So Thursday I managed to get to my regular spot at South Woodham Ferrers.  I found it a bit quiet this time round, the holiday season must be starting to kick in and I think a lot of these events are going to be a bit on the quiet side for the next 6 weeks or so.  I think the extra advertising that Carla and Francine are doing is going to take a little while to kick in.  But, LJ and I always enjoy the atmosphere there as everyone is really friendly.

Saturday saw us on the playing field at Edwards Hall School.  Weather was a bit iffy.  It couldn’t quite make up it’s mind what it was going to do.  It was quite well organised event.  The field is huge so there was plenty of space between the stalls and attractions.  There was plenty for the kids to do with loads of inflatables to playon.  There was a marching band display, a dance group of different ages, a local youth football club was there handing out some tips for a new generation of David Beckhams.  The local Classic Mini Car Club popped down, as did local radio station Heart (used to be Essex FM).  I think it was a successful day for them and I managed to make my table money back, which as everyone who has ever done a stall knows, means it wasn’t  too bad a day.

So Sunday saw me in the Grand Marquee at the Essex County Hotel.  This was a Family Funday to raise money for Breast Cancer Care.  I think the organisers were expecting more people through the door.  I know that some of the stalls there didn’t make any sales, which is a shame and I feel for them as I do know how that feels.  There’s nothing worse than not covering the cost of the stall and then there is the time, petrol costs, etc.  Again, I was fortunate that I did make sales and got some enquiries too about attending other events in the future.  Networking is always an important aspect of any public event.  I know that both Annette and Liza worked extremely hard to advertise the event but sometimes these things just seem to happen.  I’m just wating to hear from them to find out how much they managed to raise for the charity.

So this week I have 2 events.  I have a last minute Pamper Night at Kingston Primary School in Benfleet tomorrow night.  Saturday sees me at Ghyllgrove Nursing Home, Basildon.  For more details just visit the upcoming events section.

TTFN!!

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