Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgkttftLPP
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBLiqrmaNJ
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.” 826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNqWBCkwX5
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.826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23YVn9aZkM
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 before826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HUwPA85Nc
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWepLkCKa4t
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7CyHY4t2m
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡestc3HPTmN
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.”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lnJ3dYlxg
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoSXHGgmTf
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPodAE8yaE
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7S6MHlMxk
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTiDlqSVoe
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNusGycUNA
“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.826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3BDCd30jk
“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.826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG57YmMCVXo
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 girls826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZOCAkeRwC
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?”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRUQce75Eg
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvDOy2uyyC
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.”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmDk9Vfg05
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgvzYYYoer
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYUdXQAXck
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQE1qekbgM
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2t2VqWByGf
“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.826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGU5USAGFs
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.826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaiFr4dnOf2
“Hello, John you made it then?”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9tX9Fhfr1
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEFr0qRkOi
After a short pause, he says826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHb0CdRoqw
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSetNh5L26B
“Are the others here?”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiMBT82VLX
“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.826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dvjz4tzX3
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEB1twTH5Q
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBgiPcS5fa
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”826Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6hqpgFiCD
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
and then Add to home screen.