The well dressing is probably the biggest event on Aston's calendar and it starts tomorrow. People come from all over Derbyshire to see it. It seems a bit bizarre that Aston would have a well dressing when it doesn't even have a well and more bizarre that it isn't something that has been happening for years and years which started when there was a well, but was revived in the late 1990s (I think). Anyway not that I'm complaining, as it's a great event and fun for all the family. There are several stalls and also shows from magicians, pinxton puppets, black pig border morris dancers as well as well dressings made by several local organisations. There are many local organisations and in fact it's a standing joke in the village that if you see 2 people talking in the street, they're probably talking about forming a committee.
The bunting went up a couple of weeks ago and the all the groups in the area have been working on them this week. They have to be made completely from natural materials, so there's no leisurely making them over a long period of time, they're worked on intensively the week before or else stuff will go off. Any flower petals used are put in a day or 2 before the event. It never ceases to amaze me the variety of things people use to make a well dressing, anything from leaves to coconut to curry powder to berries, wool and stones. The church has also been decorated by various groups doing little displays all around it. The whole village has been a buzz with preparation and I'm sure many people will be up early in the morning to set things up.
Lets just hope the weather is ok and there's no rain left in the clouds after we had a whole months worth of rain in one day today.
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