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Our generous gold sponsors for The Bee Hop 2007 were
The Bee Hop 2007 delighted visitors of all ages and the atmosphere was characteristically laid back. Despite torrential rain and thundery clouds overhead, our loyal Bee Hoppas still knew how to have a good time from mud sliding to dancing in the rain to "Boy Le Monti". We raised over £2000 for our local good causes. We were treated to fantastic performances by these live bands and musicians, almost all of whom gave their time and efforts for travel expenses or just for the love of it:
We are indebted to Mark Pritchard who made the live recordings in the player above. He did an amazing job considering the conditions: rain, wind, little time to set up and change over between bands, and the power tripping out several times. He also played and sang in Sylva! The Ladybirds were furthest from the mics that Mark used to record the ambient track, so you get a wonderful sense of being there from all the background chatter and laughter. Thanks again for all your hard work and time, Mark. (Please click on the link to Buzz to hear recordings of their live sets).
We've also got some lovely, sun drenched images
from the vintage 2006 Bee Hop. If only we could
How did the Matt and Emma Goss-Custard moved to Naish Farm in 2002 bringing their artisan gluten free bakery, Honeybuns, with them. Says Emma, "We were looking to relocate back to the countryside and to move Honeybuns with us. Our dream was to find an old farm with buildings we could renovate to accommodate the bakery". The first Bee Hop was an open house party for all the villagers to come and meet us and have a look around. We had a wonky stereo which had suffered a bit in the move, so the music was a little bit ... touch and go! The main emphasis was on the food. We served roast beef with horse radish sauce, honey glazed hams, creamy spinach and gruyere quiches and lots of cake. The bakery was formally opened by the Church Warden, Mrs Edna Sibley. Everyone had a really good time and the idea for an annual party was born. What was really lovely about the day was that neighbours and old acquaintances who had not seen each other for years found themselves bumping into each other whilst finding out just what these "newcomers from Guildford" were intending to do. Holwell has no shop, post office or pub so it seemed as if an annual get together helped along by tankards of real ale might be just the "pick me up" that the village needed. The We'd like to say a HUGE THANKYOU to all of our supporters, friends, family and gorgeous Bee Hoppas. We are having a break from the Bee in 2008, but the Bee Hop will be back and more gorgeous than ever in 2009.
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