Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8ZOBSPass
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIE1XHFO3zM
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.” 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TGMeH96Bx
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.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyArOOqOAsJ
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 before736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFCIrW2wRP
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VwZA55zef
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBPfop8Vx7
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqiOQYdd3R
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.”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLuAX1XnQ5
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CuBeVpson
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3gj30zmH8
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjT9lFSssPu
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHA5FrcVSy
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXwNipww7A
“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.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVCUybIVqq
“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.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIbzHOlGiZ
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 girls736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnxoXEB5VR
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?”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJS1jmRQ7wa
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VQEhN5qTB
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.”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVitygR2Vxl
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cz0YXvahv
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIrq5diVIS
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhujl6xlOMQ
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1LmGz6bY6
“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.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQy1S507ajy
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.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWewI6qq065
“Hello, John you made it then?”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kxTjfFXLg
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe61uyacXUx
After a short pause, he says736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhywRoKAy2e
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRq0SlxzRz
“Are the others here?”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeD862VzdH
“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.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAMcXd0QBq
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjg2VQ9l1IF
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZowZjc6pnR
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99xE3Z6hkJ
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
