Starred sunny with people sitting on straw bales listening to Marilyn's Black Cat Band singing folk songs. Then a team of 8 (including 2 who really were complete strangers) did a bit of simple winding and unwinding holding a pair of ribbons each, then we persuaded more of they onlookers to take the spare ribbons and did a proper weave (like a grand chain). It started off uneven then suddenly took shape and the pole looked right. Took ages to reverse and unplait and it started drizzling as they finished.

The rest of the afternoon was short dry spells with torrential rain. The singers/musicians were on a covered stage but even that had to stop once. My pressed dancers got very wet. And to finish off, in a dry spell we had just assembled 16 ribbon holders when it really poured and everything stopped. After the stage had been dried off we played some French dance tunes, more for ourselves than the passers by, though one or two paused to listen on their way home.

So a mixed afternoon (typical British weather, especially as the school holidays have just started).