Everyone's singing in the rain at Woodhall!

The heavens opened but the band played on in Woodhall Spa's Jubilee Park on Sunday - even though a request for '˜Singing In The Rain' would have seemed appropriate.
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The park was the venue for the village’s celebrations to mark the 90th birthday of The Queen.

Despite the poor weather, there was still plenty of entertainment - as our photographer John Aron discovered.

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He said: “The weather wasn’t very kind and it rained for most of the first half of the afternoon.

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“But the musicians kept playing under the bandstand and there were people sheltering under trees and a gazebo.

“A few others were even having picnics under their umbrellas!

“There was a real Dunkirk spirit about the place.”

Fortunately, the rain did stop and some children’s races went ahead,

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The celebrations were a joint venture between the village-based Cottage Museum and Jubilee Park, with support from Woodhall Spa Parish Council.

Organisers had invited people to enjoy a ‘spectacular array of family entertainment’.

A number of special events had been planned, including falconry displays, children’s entertainment, face painting, a tombola and a raffle.

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