Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UR1anbCGL
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNtDULuNCL
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.” 800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsN7QLagbi
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.800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVL5lDllITQ
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 before800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJ5R2VIFIa
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHRU9hwIZP
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRB7wgDpE54
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4skG3jBQHw
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.”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQEvZZY9iD
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQW1jk53cDR
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzmOJD9OkI
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgJ5NRtXPW
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQ1TWNiZKO
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0QOa7uEck
“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.800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnRPGeA8jn
“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.800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzj8tkbUU2
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 girls800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cbZet1vlh
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?”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlz4gKSIb8s
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaU9feKo3y
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.”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUj64tVD4g
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1nBpjsDRb
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaieFhEA5u
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi20FrVHpjx
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDh54WxEYat
“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.800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2V1uJCrnRN
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.800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5r6vrx10t
“Hello, John you made it then?”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwu1TFKgXK
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nOEJdooRN
After a short pause, he says800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThmQnU8MdY
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvg82vOueYp
“Are the others here?”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgXHeChsa4
“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.800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrUhlYBbwe
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73THi3KtJE
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVzNuA6Gi3
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”800Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2314lOvNy
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
