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Radley Fete and Flower Show, 18 June 2011
The weather was generally breezy and sunny, punctuated by brief heavy showers, which failed to spoil the fun.
 
The theme of this year's fete was pirates.
 
Jolly Roger ove Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.

The jolly roger was duly hoisted.

Here it is fluttering in the breeze over the grog tent (where else?)
   
Scary! Photograph by B Crowley, 18 June 2011
Graham Collett, Clerk of the Green Cloth, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley

Scary

(Guaranteed to keep even pirates away.)

Not so scary

(and certainly not a pirate.)
   
   
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by L Pasquire.
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by L Pasquire.
Little pirates
Big pirates
   
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by L Pasquire.
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by L Pasquire.

Yo, Ho Ho me hearties, 'ere be lady pirates,

There be no greater terror on the high seas.

Pirate captain with dead parrot and crew,

but no ship
   
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Pieces of eight - Friends of Radley Lakes tombola
and a happy winner makes off with some treasure.
   
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
The galley tent.
No need to walk the plank to get an ice cream.
   
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Everybody had a jolly time.
Radley College Big Band provided entertainment.
   
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Treasure for sale here

Guide dogs for the Blind stall.

(Would Blind Pugh like one of these?)
   
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.

Whisky men

(Pirates had to go elsewhere for a tot of rum.)

Railway men

(Not pirates, but a sort of land lubber.)
   
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Oooh, arrrr , 'ere be pirates!

Psst, would you like a black spot?
   
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Radley College Big Band
A few brief but heavy showers cleared the decks and brought out the brollys.
   
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.

A treasure map

(The Girl Guides Adventure 100 map)
Smugglers' Cove, the lair of the Radley Retirement Group. (So this is what they get up to.)
   

Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Pirate facepainting at the sign of the Noose.
Three pirates plotting
   

Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.

A range of music to suit most tastes was played, but no sea shanties or pirate songs. (Maybe Radley is just too far from the sea for that sort of authenticity.)

Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.

Hands-on Hawker Hunter cockpit.

A bit tricky to climb into, but a doddle for little pirates used to hanging from the yardarms.
 
   
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Radley Fete, 18 June 2011. Photograph by B Crowley.
Another shower...
But this pirate is returning to port with his booty.
 
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