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| The Children's Theatre Fair at Sarmede |
The name of my village probably means nothing to the
millions of Chinese living in China, however, around here it’s known as “The
Fairyland Village” because its walls are painted with murals of fairy tales.
But that is only one of the reasons- it is also so famed because every year an
international exhibition of children books illustrators place their originals
on show and people come from all over the world to see it. Alongside this
exhibition, the streets that lead to the centre are closed because this is when
the village takes on the semblance of fairyland and hordes of children, like those
from “The Piper of Hamelin” throng every street, alley way, back yard, garden,
path, trail and lane, taking part in the activities set up in every corner.
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| The Children's Theatre Fair at Sarmede-Entrance |
These days are called the “The Children’s Theatre
Fayre”, so named because throughout this period hundreds of children from the
schools around and beyond come to see the shows in our village theatre And all
this began because a group called “The Pro-Loco” got together and set up the
whole thing more than thirty years back… and now we are famous, at least around
here we are, which, after all, is what matters since each one of us can create
a kingdom of our own in our backyard.
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| Pro-Loco Members serving behind the stalls |
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| Pro-Loco Members serving behind the stalls |
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| Pro-Loco Members serving behind the stalls |
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| Pro-Loco Members serving behind the stalls |
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| Pro-Loco Members serving behind the stalls |
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| Pro-Loco Members serving behind the stalls |
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| A Pro-Loco Chief |
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| Lunch time with hot meals |
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| Lunch time with hot meals |
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| The local bar |
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| The Girls at the local Bar |
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| The Reading Corner |
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| Pro-Loco Members at the Reading Corner |
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| A Pro-Loco Chief |
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| Pro-Loco Members at the Gate |
