Midsummer Fayre 2016 in pictures

The night before last Saturday’s Midsummer Fayre, the weather forecast was looking grim – rain every hour throughout the duration of the event. When it came to it, we didn’t get a drop – perhaps after last year’s downpour, we were due some good fortune. Market stalls filled the churchyard – more than we’ve ever had before – and musicians and street entertainers kept the crowds smiling. We were grateful as always to the Belfrey Theatre for loanig us some of their amazing costumes, to our friends at All Saints Church who opened their doors and invited the town inside, and to the Town Council and Market Company for helping us fund the event for the ninth year running. Thanks also to Tim Growcott of the Wrekin Photographic Club and to Ross Vickers who took some of the photos below. If you weren’t there, here’s a snapshot of what you missed…