Wacky Races

By Alison Calvert, founder of Mariama Mae Nursery School

In East Allington, the village where I live, The Wacky Races is ‘the event’ of the year and, thanks to Louise and all the others involved in this year's races, I was there with a stall.

It was a great day with lots of local people watching the go karts racing down the hill.  In the field were all the stalls and I had set mine up hoping to talk to people about the school and handing out flyers appealing for donations of bric-a-brac to keep me supplied for sales at markets and car boot sales.  

People were lovely and very interested in the Mariama Mae Project.  I had on sale chocolate fridge cake which several people had prepared for me, as I had only arrived back from Africa the evening before this event, so thank you to all of you who made this possible for me to be there selling cake.  

We raised £98 which I think was wonderful and since that day lots of bric-a-brac has been turning up on my door step. Thanks.