Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96FGnYQLgi
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuB39xTpbQq
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.” 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VZsBPAaxs
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.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPsRzwRFYn
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 before735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7kEhsBgZo
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWXeiELf2W
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlF33H8K7At
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4agHXv0gI
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.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWgqL9jiLu
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXL16fK9WD2
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9x0xMOkvII
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegJ1Alismb
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TgdVaoRii
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBJ6ocXlqq
“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.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQcmzyleH8
“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.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXB0Y9tRpAN
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 girls735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNLmHtvAuY
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?”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihqQEiar0E
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8cnmq7iZl
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.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDMjXbAXpp
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCI4qg9GrPs
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqz96cgkCHn
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANv1Yc8Ucf
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NhRje5Jeb
“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.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LAM5oMUIt
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.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1ghfsp4Ik
“Hello, John you made it then?”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JrvxMtsFR
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCF4F0mhAer
After a short pause, he says735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFPVIPcOq6
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cw8Vp8MFq
“Are the others here?”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeJBwKoplk
“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.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnQUsmLvte
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifXUxzKjby
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAS1V0HsJph
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGBN8a3lXQ
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
