Cassel Garden Party, 11 July 2009

This year's Cassel Garden Party will be on Saturday 11 July, as this reused sign on the front of the hospital announced to everybody passing along the South side of Ham Common.

Moths Count

I was not able to get to the Moths Count at Ham House but it sounds like fun!

Retro

The cyclists on the Bikeathon were well catered for at the Ham Common checkpoint where in addition to the mountains of bottled water they could also get champagne and Pimms from this great retro-look bar.

Start here

There is nothing quite like a large inflatable pink arch to indicate the start of a sponsored cycle ride.

Bikes

Ham Common was one of the start/finish points for The Twelfth London Bikeathon in aid of Leukaemia Research.

Stalls

Ham Fair seemed to be busier than ever this year and there were a large number of stall spromoting the work of local organisations or selling bric-a-brac, cakes, plants, jewellery, books, CDs, etc.

Ham Fair 2008 is coming

Ham Fair 2008 will take place on Ham Common on Saturday 14 June.

Petersham Village Open Gardens 2008

Petersham Village Open Gardens 2008 was an opportunity to explore some local private gardens, as indicated on this map stuck to the inside of a wet bus stop.

Carousel

A fair is not a proper fair without a carousel and this one is traditional, colourful and joyous.

A new season of cricket

Sunday 20 April 2008 sees the first cricket match of the new season being played on Ham Common. The bare trees show the Spring has not yet established itself.

Truck

The Victorian Fair was brought to Ham Common by grand vehicles like this Dinky toy look-alike.

Big Wheel

The Victorian Fair starts tomorrow (Saturday 19 April) so today was an opportunity to take some photos of the delightful machines without the clutter of children to mess things up.

The Victorian Fair is coming

The Victorian Fair will be on Ham Common this weekend, 19 - 20 April 2008.

Mediterranean Weekend

The weather was not very Mediterranean for most of the time but the event attracted lots of people to The Palm Centre in Ham Street who mostly came to shop for stunning foods, like those below.

Ham Fair was busy

Ham Fair attracted a lot of people, as this picture shows.

Getting ready for Ham Fair

This was the scene earlier today with the stall holders getting ready for Ham Fair.

Bouncy Castle at Ham Fair

This is one of the "attractions" at the Ham Fair (2007). The Fair tries to cater for all ages and part of this is a collection of bouncy and slidy plastic things that is normally placed near to the main avenue of trees. I find them to be incredibly gaudy but I suspect that the smaller children like them.

Ham Fair

The sign says it all, Ham Fair is on Saturday 9 June.

Ham Open Gardens 27 May

I saw this poster for Ham Open Gardens in the delicatessen this morning so it's lucky that I always have my camera with me. The brown around the edge is the delicatessen's floor!

Carousel

A ride at the Victorian Fun Fair.