In June 2005, a group of Oyster Girls (and some of their male wannabe "girls") went to Wimborne Folk Festival. We've been several times before, mostly for a single day, but this time we stayed for the weekend, camping.

It was a warm weekend, and a tiring one. We worked very hard, and could barely walk by the evening. This meant that we did not take advantage of the various ceilidhs and concerts on offer, but sat outside our tents, eating, drinking, singing and making merry (though mostly while sitting down.)

This was also the weekend of the Isle of Wight Festival, so we felt that we were very much swimming against the tide, leaving the island and heading to The Mainland, just as everyone else was doing the same journey in the opposite direction.

We survived the markets generally intact. Several pairs of shoes were bought, lots of loud trousers (only occasional elephants, though), and a hat or two. However, most of us showed great restraint. We even managed to get a whole group of female Morris dancers through a street market and out the other side on time to their dance spot. Wow!

Anyway, here are some pics...