Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLXBk0dNXf
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0VptzBhWP
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.” 850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHI7fYkpyjG
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.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFiCAXmR5B
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 before850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTRLUZsTGo
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzLMre3iAR
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hMg7y5xDo
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscBZJMngYI
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.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9SmUz1lb2
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiAbp9VyVK
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3AnJInTCo
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8HaXRkXXc
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OplPgcOc7
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyQvce2lZH
“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.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg44K4RdCkc
“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.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoOnboJVel
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 girls850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyY7ljDaZFc
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?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2t2FKTeQNW
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvO7IAgSUx
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.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfZd7UsHq7
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡProY5mTfgj
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU46Wj4p5DQ
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3cXr5PBio
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJLfCSxs4S
“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.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0OZAPOnYC
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.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejI7e37fhM
“Hello, John you made it then?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiGzaEOM9j
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyDYUwh2nJ
After a short pause, he says850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0euE2VcLO
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaieFffX4s7
“Are the others here?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHitmmsfKIA
“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.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtq8LFcik0j
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdegCCOurs
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WQEdSrp65
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPYVKQLewi
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
