A Fire, a Fête, and a Scout Camp, Hallowtree, Suffolk - 30th June 2022

There's a massive fire next door, as a big shed made up of two second-hand electrical substation housings burns down, requiring three fire engines to put out (several times, as it keeps re-igniting). Then, it's the summer fête down at the primary school in Eye, after which there's a BSCC ride out to the Victoria pub at Earl Soham. A few days later, it's time for an anniversary dinner up at the Oaksmere, whilst Harry's off at his Cubs camp in Hallowtree near Ipswich.

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The fire threatens to take out the other shed too

The fire threatens to take out the other shed too

A wall of smoke drifts over the Oaksmere

The firefighters get the shed fire under control

Firemen stand around

The fire re-starts

The fire is more-or-less out now

The remains of the shed the next morning

The traditional Maypole dance occurs

A school fête in progress

Harry gets a barbequed burger

A nice Earth graffiti tag on a fence

Gaz gets a beer in the Victoria at Earl Soham

Gaz hauls a couple of beers over

On the green outside the Victoria

On the back roads to Occold

Paul at the bar of the Beaconsfield in Occold

Gaz roams around in a wheat field

Fred joins us for an anniversary drink

The Oaksmere's flower beds

Fred and Isobel wander back to the bar

Isobel in the Oaksmere's restaurant

Isobel hangs out with the cats in the garden

Isobel and the kittens

The cats do kitteny fisticuffs

At Hallowtree, the tents are taken down

Harry hangs around

There's a nice view over the parched grass

Andy P ties up another tent bag

Colin and Andy haul a tent away

The Explorers' scout hut

There's a short flag-lowering ceremony

Harry with all his camping stuff

Molly - Tiny Cat - flops about