Rain fails to dampen spirits on Family Fun Day

Things did not start off terribly promisingly for this year's event on Saturday July 8th when torrential rain between noon & 2 pm meant that the bouncy castles had to be taken down. However three gazebos were hastily erected in time for Magic Mikey the entertainer to begin his magic show,

& with the arrival of Raimondo the Ice Cream man the sun came out & numbers began to steadily pick up. Pizza chef Massimo managed to shift £400 worth of pizzas despite the weather & bubble-blowing & biscuit-decorating organised by residents were also a big hit.

Over the course of the afternoon there were probably a hundred children in attendance plus accompanying adults, which considering the inauspicious start was judged to be a definite success, with many people choosing to stay on & picnic late into the evening. Our thanks again to the generous sponsorship of Jack Graham-Lindsay of local property consultants Harding Green.

The Night Rain stopped Play

In all its illustrious eight-year history (with two years out for Covid, admittedly) the independent theatre company Shakespeare in the Squares has only ever once had to cancel on account of the weather -- & unfortunately that turned out to be the night of "our" performance, on Tuesday July 4th! This season's choice, the suitably bucolic Twelfth Night, had been due to be staged in the Crescent Garden at 7 pm but an ominous forecast earlier in the day of cloud & heavy rain turned out to be all too accurate. Refunds were speedily arranged but with only three further performances to go it made for a slightly downbeat end to what had been a spectacularly successful & largely sell-out season, specially extended to run from June 7th--July 7th. Anyway here's to next year, when it will be Formosa Garden's turn to host once again!

Stop press: Formosa AGM postponed

The AGM, which was due to be held next Tuesday (June 27), has now had to be postponed. The new date is Tuesday September 5th but the location has yet to be confirmed. Please keep an eye on the website for updates.