Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtN24vBDDk
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliJzDqfVAG
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.” 739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUju3IY5y2Q
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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXv2pMbcq1
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 before739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBvooXPYc6
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXoPeFb6Lf
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbagMrNGycf
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhq1acP9Ax
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.”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETsFSk7CC2
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWuhojVdAv
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBM2eKCjQ2W
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOXfHGz82C
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLrLEOyV00
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzfbQ68hQa
“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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6amQUNcNE
“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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTq2gPX2lm8
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 girls739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡck9TvpSx28
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?”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWlzjUPK5E
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowY3dCt8Qu
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.”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3OVAgR9aI
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKqocHmUhd
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjy5ZNDNa39
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQHsPTTnhT
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSA4D40oNo
“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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTVRks0T4Q
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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWz3i07mX2
“Hello, John you made it then?”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1SnLD6Ohg
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcNSuliLYz
After a short pause, he says739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yPnbUczEh
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtbw4HG3I3
“Are the others here?”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Qr9Zuk1f7
“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.739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfMrSyt1Bo
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyzdhX6sHv
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kTiLph2uy
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”739Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6HjxybR9N
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
