Snapped at Southbank

Allo,

Cor it's been a while since my last post, there is a reason, a secret reason that, very soon, can be revealed, but at present I have to remain schtum!

Anyway, a few weeks ago I went to Vintage at Southbank to help Lena, Style High and Margaret, Penny Dreadful with the Festival of Britain tours.

I'm sure you've read reviews elsewhere about the event, so I shan't hark on here. I shall say is that it was disappointing that our tours weren't advertised as I'd spent many long hours researching.... and Lena and Margaret spent even more hours working towards the event. I thought we'd attract a crowd but attendance was low- and it seems that was because no one knew we existed (either that or people heard I was there and ran away!) It's a shame that (from what I've heard) the volunteers who assisted in the running of events were not utilised and communicated with more. What I think would make an event such as this grow is the passion people bring to it... and if that passion is nurtured and promoted it only helps to create a better event. But that's just my opinion, I'm not an events planner so cannot, for one moment, contemplate what it's like to organise an event on that scale... and it was a BIG event with a lot of people involved.

In spite of this glitch I did have a ball during my Sunday at Southbank, it was great mooching about the stalls, watching fashion shows, having a dance in The Royal Festival Hall, eating tonnes of ice cream and meeting up with all my lovely friends, also making new ones by meeting fellow bloggers such as the lovely Tuppence Ha'penny (she makes smashing bags from records!)

.... So all in all it was a good day and I look forward to next year :)

Something that I found rather strange was being stopped to have my photo taken... a lot! (what's more odd is that, having searched the net for snaps, I can't seem to find nearly as many as were taken!) The ones I have found I'm rather pleased with, and, although it sounds a bit boasty, sod it... this is a boasty posty... I rather enjoyed being snapped and am thinking of trying out some more modelling. One fellow named Neil Buchan Grant snapped me and I was stunned by the results...

I want to look like this every day! He's a clever chappy is Mr. Buchan Grant! Check out his blog to see more Vintage at Southbank shots, all of which are smashing. (I also suggest perusing his other work, the travel photos are phenominal!)

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G x