Drink stalls at Linslade Canal Festival 2023

Image: © Jeremy Bolwell Taken: 29 Jul 2023

Two bars serving a range of intoxicating liquors to the paying public, one called the Jockey Bar and the other called Hope and Glory. I saw no actual jockeys imbibing here today but in the interest of public health and to ensure full compliance with all relevant weights and measures legislation I purchased a sample of their beer and a large glass of Pimms (for my good lady wife) and I can confirm that they were indeed mildly intoxicating and helped me gaze about at the assembled multitude with generally enhanced bonhomie, good spirits and a deep feeling of brotherly, and indeed, sisterly love for my fellow person. After my pint of Doombar I was even seen to clap along to folk music tunes, cheer each song and even loudly whistle my approval if I felt sufficiently moved to do so. At one point I found myself dancing with my baby grand-daughter and very gently inducting her into the ways of extracting the most from a day off in the summer in Britain.

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