Underneath The Stars Festival.
Underneath The Stars Festival
Like last year, we’ve decided to go to the Underneath The Stars Festival again in Barnsley but this time, we’re bringing the in-laws with us.
(Look back on our Glamping trip to Kendal here).
Just before we set off, I get my results through for the first part of my final Uni project and have cruised through it with a very satisfying 76% (Outstanding) result and it feels like the pressure I’ve put on myself to pull my socks up has paid off.
The Palk’s (..well, Margaret to be honest) aren’t known for camping but Gary seems to have enjoyed staying up at the hall so we get them in under a family pass. They already have all the gear so between us, we fill the pitch with stuff and settle in.
Rachel has made sure the kids, especially Emily have all of the flower-power accessories you might need for a folk festival and although Gary is more of a Northern Soul man, he’s up for seeing what the bands have to offer. It isn’t long before he spots a Ukulele band on the rota and heads off to watch them play coming back quite impressed. Gary doesn’t give much away so if he comes back and says he enjoyed something, it must have been pretty good.
Everyone has a go at the circus skills area and we get some great photos of the kids playing with Margaret and Gary at the various event stands. For me though, one area grabs my attention.
I’ve not used a lathe for a long time so seeing someone from Earth Encounters making stools on their own traditional foot-pedal lathe is something I really want to have a go at. The guy on the stand is more than happy to oblige and helps me get the roughly cut green-oak branch set up and gives me an idea of how to use the foot pedal. It’s not long before I start to see something resembling a spindle. It needs a bit of work to get it looking smooth but I’m really impressed with my efforts so far. He already has a few seats cut ready from a tree stump so, after cutting the top of the spindle, driving it into the hole in the seat and securing it with an oak peg, I have my very own hand-crafted one-legged stool.
With the sun out, everyone is happy to spend an hour just chilling and playing while the music drifts from the large tents out into the fields before we head over for some food and choose which tents we want to check out later on.
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