Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBj9PLBg16
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0rxg6hCwo
people dressed up in all sort of costumes witches, Zombies Frankenstein and some with covers chucked over them like plain old ghosts.
At the gates to the old fair stood old Mrs. Standon welcoming people to her fair with a toffee apple on a stick as people approached she would speak to them in her soft voice “welcome dear enjoy the night.” 1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNTEg1Dwam
This year was going to be special as Five lucky people had won a ticket to ride on the Ghost train the first time it had run in twenty years.
As a group of boys walked up messing and shouting Mrs. Standon spotted Biffa he was a ticket winner big mouth big head thought Mr's Standon “hello boys” she says holding out her plate of toffee apples.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybm5YIIVTU
The boys just look at her and start laughing, not phased by their behavior she says to Biffa “are you looking forward to your ride?”
He looks at her and starts to laugh “what a ride on some crappy ghost train what hasn't run for years? Ye really looking forward to it,” he pushes past her, his Friends follow.
Mrs. Standon watches with a knowing smile on her face she had seen it all before1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNJlFA9ct5
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5T2Ivl9mF0
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzY88iQ7ck
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiynci5HZ7V
Mrs. Standon smiles at her “Don't worry dear it will be the ride of a lifetime, now hurry along and enjoy yourself your missing all the fun.”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiYaPzbA2w
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dzLVuiuuD
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8j9GK73LQ
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvesc5BOzLN
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidFriM6GuS
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkG7uRG3o6H
“Come on Kat don't be eating that you don't know what the old witch has put in them,” shouts a tall hefty girl who seemed to be the leader.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtniRbovDU
“Hello Kat are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?” asked Mrs. Standon who was not fazed by the insults of the other girl.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2AG1Bs6nY
Kat looks at Mrs. Standon sorry Mrs. Standon, she hurrays past without taking a toffee apple after all and catches up with the rest of the girls1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn69OykrUla
Mrs. Standon watches as the tall girl gives Kat a dressing down for stopping, then they to disappear into the crowd.
shes standing and watching the crowd moving about when she hears “hello Mrs. Standon can we have a toffee apple please?”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDsQbfMgAM
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJbKTFwqi5
Bertie’s face reddens “please Mrs. Standon don't call me that my names blubber that's what all the people call me and I like it.”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5d2vpjNh3
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3nAiv9yU9
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nQMUpUyhJ
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyo7DBl9a5u
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAC0ewz6UeG
“Boys, boys don't be arguing get your apples and go and enjoy yourself and I'm sure you will enjoy it,” says Mrs. Standon with her smile back on her face.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9XEJhXVAr
They grab an apple each and head off into the crowd.
There's only one boy left to come now for the ride and Mrs. Standon didn't really know him he’d not long moved into town and was a bit of a loner, roomers were he was a dope smoker and liked his own company.
the fairground noise grew louder as more people came and joined the fun, the fair was only opened once a year so people loved it and some of the people here had been coming all there lives.
“Hello Jenny,” came a voice from behind.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfulHKP6g9
“Hello, John you made it then?”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnBFT04lss
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpN5RfyTCaf
After a short pause, he says1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9J1nXwKXVa
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5Lodz9UyY
“Are the others here?”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutW03q6Bu1
“Yes, they’re here in the crowd somewhere.”
a boy walks towards them earphones in beanie hat on, large spliff hanging out of his mouth and a rucksack on his back.
“Hello,” says Mr's Stanton but he can't hear because of the earphones and just walks past into the crowd,
John looks at the boy and smiles.1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4xwEETT8H
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AaCULClvD
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtG3qOslPiG
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”1089Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eRn99daVz
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
and then Add to home screen.