Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzrhXAExN1
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27pSoPuPqk
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.” 741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZp3yO431g2
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.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOoMSWFzse
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 before741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnvNj3M405
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMEf8t7HqL
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZeZOe2ACq
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVRJOOZXzN
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.”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVv5V9g1unV
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhd1sGIi9K
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9ZxYnMZ2k
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlCwBwrSL6
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTgkV0YPgX
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdzxp6PuE9
“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.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwrbowu3yE
“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.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWU3ohTdEe
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 girls741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMS5lkgUw0v
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?”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmIIY5tFsx
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YATVg4Mnu
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.”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfrl7As7RM
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5DB0fIDdP
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHohgC341t1
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokOajzZFYX
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPuFjXTBVV
“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.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT7w3yOz8F
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.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllYo1DPQWx
“Hello, John you made it then?”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyROcd79sL
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SOOdBmUkZ
After a short pause, he says741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVj3flJSef
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpC1cDJWHi
“Are the others here?”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsE9cGdhdC
“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.741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGJGBNvdc4
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75ofetX1tg
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVBQWZW8j7
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”741Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIf5pT9OG4
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
