Great Ashby certainly came alive at the Fun Day. We were so lucky with the weather too.

As promised there was something for all the family to enjoy from the ever popular bouncy slide to the most delicious Bar-B-Q. Live music certainly helped create a party atmosphere. every bit of space in and around the Community Centre was buzzing with activity, the whole area was blaze of red, white and blue and the special balloon sculptures were fantastic.

The cheerleaders looked a picture in their stunning red, white and blue costumes and the Karate display was another occasion to see our young people in action.

The Mini Olympics was one of the highlights of the afternoon where about 40 children took part in various sporting activities and they looked great and had a really good time, They all came away with a Gold Medal and Certificate.

The Police and Fire Safety Officers were on hand to give useful and valuable advice.

All the stalls inside were kept busy and of course the wonderful refreshments were most welcome.

Our special visitors - Oliver Heald MP, Barabara Follet MP, Lyndha Needham and Tony Hunter to name but a few - certainly went away happy and were in no doubt that Great Ashby is certainly becoming a real community.

It is virtually impossible to name everyone who was involved in staging the Fun Day to thank them, but we do thank all our sponsors and band of helpers very much indeed. A big thank you must go to all the residents of Great Ashby for coming along and joining in the fun - without you there it would have been no fun at all.