The North Lambeth Parish Fete is coming up on Saturday (poster below) and if we weren’t on a team building retreat (more on that later) we wouldn’t miss it. This is a big event in the Greater Kennington social calendar and very inclusive. It’s now bigger and better than ever, and the weather looks pleasing indeed.

While we may have never been to this Fete, we have been to the gardens of Lambeth Palace and they are stunning, extensive and almost never open to the public. The price of the ticket itself (£5) justifies a wander around.   According to our sources, the Fete is  kid friendly but not exclusively, and is known for its dog show and features prizes, including fastest sausage eater and least obedient (we assume these prizes are for the dogs and not humans). There is also face painting, live music, and races for the kids. If you don’t have kids there’s a Pimms tent to keep you sane. And if you do have kids there’s a Pimms tent to keep you sane. And there are a number of great local food stalls looking pretty delish on the website. And you even get the chance to watch old white dudes throw serviettes in the air.

We would love to join you for this fun event but unfortunately it clashes with our annual staff teambuilding weekend at Glastonbury. This little kernel of fun is the only thing we get after a year of faxing, stapling, and filing and we still get criticised for not remembering anything after the weekend is up. But what we do recall from last year is sending Phil from accounts to get the ciders in during Billie Eilish and then not seeing him again for three days. Such is the stress of working here.