Specially for Katian, this is - I told her about the Gala Day being held for my local residential Institute for the Blind.
I booked a table there to sell cards and bags - my daughters ran the stall for me as I was on holiday.
They sold the - wait for it - grand total of four cards and one bag.
So Katian, it was as well you didn't go!
Not only did they not do well, no one did, except the samosa lady.
Apparently there weren't many people and those that were there weren't spending.
I'm disappointed of course, but I'm also disappointed for the Centre itself. It runs entirely on whatever funds it can raise itself, and has relied on its Gala Days for years to give it a good financial fillip.
I would imagine that the appalling recent weather has had a lot to do with it. Traditionally the Gala has been held in the grounds and gardens, and there is always the option then to move indoors if the weather is bad. It could be that the public didn't realise that everything could be shifted indoors, and the rain kept them away in droves.
The table was only a tenner, so I haven't lost much, but it's very disappointing.
I booked a table there to sell cards and bags - my daughters ran the stall for me as I was on holiday.
They sold the - wait for it - grand total of four cards and one bag.

So Katian, it was as well you didn't go!
Not only did they not do well, no one did, except the samosa lady.
Apparently there weren't many people and those that were there weren't spending.
I'm disappointed of course, but I'm also disappointed for the Centre itself. It runs entirely on whatever funds it can raise itself, and has relied on its Gala Days for years to give it a good financial fillip.
I would imagine that the appalling recent weather has had a lot to do with it. Traditionally the Gala has been held in the grounds and gardens, and there is always the option then to move indoors if the weather is bad. It could be that the public didn't realise that everything could be shifted indoors, and the rain kept them away in droves.
The table was only a tenner, so I haven't lost much, but it's very disappointing.
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