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Pink Picnic 2005
Pink Picnic is an event held in Cambridge in the beautiful surroundings of Cherry Hinton Hall. As you can guess from the title, it's a gay event, but all are welcome. There are stalls, food, and entertainment. It was a great day out!


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The night before... Sonia and her huge dog Pepsi. This is the only dog I've met that didn't like me, she growled, snapped and even nipped me!

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Ready to go to Pink... Me, Fiona, Esther and Jo, with Celia and Sheryl behind.

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View from the cripple pen at Pink... DOGGIES!

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Poor thing, fancy having to wear pink deeleyboppers.

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There was a chocolate fountain... I had mini doughnuts in it. YUM.

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A naked protester - I think this guy is called Richard.

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The Police had a word, and he whipped out a small rug thing to tie round his waist...

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...and was off on his way. I didn't see him around after that.

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Esther, the cutest pink cowgirl!

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A marching band paraded through the picnic.

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On the stage was a model competition, hosted by one of the ugliest drag queens I've ever seen.

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Now that's much more stylish!

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The motley crew competing to be a model. None of them looked great!

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Happy Jo.

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The cripple pen was held together by small cable ties...

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Lots of Esther and a little bit of Jo.

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Jo and Fiona, with Jo's sis Isabel in the middle. She's not gay. But she IS holding a pink cowgirl hat.

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Christian makes a candyfloss beard. That was very good candyfloss. Well, obviously not that bit!

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Is that... another doggie? I like doggies!

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I really DON'T like these deeleyboppers... but they look like pink fireworks.

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What happened to the doggies? These are rats on strings!

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Who feels stupidest, the doggie with deeleyboppers or the little rats?

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Pink is great for families too.

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There were a lot of policemen... not really needed in that quantity.

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Some of the stalls.

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Someone wearing pink! Most people didn't, so those who did stood out.

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The dance tent. I liked it in there.

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The glass "yard" was cool. The fact he was topping it up from a can of Grolsch was not cool at all.

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I was amazed to see a plant stall!

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Helen and Fiona. Awww.

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Jo looks even happier! Look at the expression of the man behind (in full size). Oh, and Jo dances... click here!

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Esther still looks cute. Check the expression of the lass behind her.

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Sheryl, Christian and Jo take a break.

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The cabaret tent (I didn't go in, but predictably it was run by drag queens).

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A chap performing on Stage Two.

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Doggie!

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Hurricane Isabel - that's Jo's sis on the right.

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I also took four video clips of them... click here, here, here and here. The last one shows the local talent dancing...(!)

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This three month old lab was being puppy walked, and when I asked to take a photo they offered to take one of me. He's enjoying having his ears rubbed.

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What fantastic balloons!

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A last glance at the main stage as we leave the site.

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On the way out, Fiona helped herself to the entry sign... nice one! We broke many of the rules, or saw them being broken, I think.

What a fab day out! Thanks very much to Jo for inviting me, and putting us up!




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