Thinking About The Twinwood Festival

Last year, I attended the Twinwood Festival with my good friend and fellow member of The Vintage Vixens, Sonja

For those that have never heard of this event, The Twinwood Festival, is an annual vintage music festival, held every August bank holiday weekend at Twinwood Arena in Clapham, Bedfordshire

It also incorporates the Glenn Miller Festival of Swing, Jazz and Jive! 

A fantastic event. I believe that it's the largest vintage festival in the UK.

Two thirds of The Vintage Vixens. 

(Sonja and myself wearing our Carmen Ghia and The Hotrods T-Shirts)

Carmen Ghia and The Hotrods

Plenty of room to dance to some amazing live music

Many people dressed up to maintain the spirit of the event

A special Sunday service to remember those lost in battle

Old and new soldiers with a common cause

I couldn't resist having a go myself at re-enacting

and as I said before, lots of dancing to live music.

There's even the opportunity  to mingle with some of the acts

Here I am with the Jive Aces

...& the bandleader John Miller 

The melodic Fleur De Paris

The fabulous 1940's style song bird that is Luna Nightingale

 

The lovely Lola Lamour

The amazing talent that is Max Raabe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAAFMKWHfAY

This is only a snippet of what there is.

So much to see and do...

Great festival, great music, great people, great memories. 

Now all's I've got to do is decide if I'm going this year.
(I've left it far to late to book accommodation, so if I am, I'll have to camp)

I reckon I will.... Now, I wonder where I could buy a decent, but reasonably priced pop-up tent

My Very Own Mini Beauty Parlour At The Green's Windmill & Science Centre

I'm not actually a hairdresser by profession, but I did do a beauty and makeup qualification as a hobby many years ago. When I was asked to help out at a 1940's food swap & wartime event at the Famous Green's Windmill and Science Centre, I jumped at the chance.
Friends (and strangers) have always complimented me on how I style my own hair in   vintage styles, &  I'm used to having quite a bit of practice on both friends & family.

I was confident that I could do a good job.  I did learn a lot of styling techniques from my own mother, so when it was suggested that I  should run a mini beauty parlour at the event, I knew I should give it a go

My Mini Beauty parlour was very low key deliberately to fit in with the wartime theme of the day

...& was just across from the historical, working windmill designed by the famous Nottingham born Mathematician. 

Music & a food swap together with some great people, all entering into the spirit of the day.

(The food swap is a regular event at The Green's Windmill)

Street party on the cobbles

Tea & cakes

...even some incredible  three dimensional dinosaur biscuits 

(So OK, maybe not quite wartime, but the kiddies loved them)



Here's a selection of my fabulous customers

Thank you ladies.... XXX

So pleased that all of my customers loved their transformation... & they've  asked me back for their next event.

:-D