Getting ready for the gala....

Big weekend coming up in the village - the annual Mintlaw gala. Lots of preparations tonight before the fun starts tomorrow evening. The wooden crate being shifted on the tractor is one of the many that are used to construct the bar in the beer tent. Got to get the priorities right!

I am full of admiration for the volunteers who organise this event year after year. I don't think the folk who attend have any idea what an amount of work this particular show takes to put on. I didn't until I got involved this year. They are a great bunch to work with too, with plenty of laughs in between the organising, which might have something to do with meetings held in the local hostelry! Whatever - it all adds up to the right kind of committee to give time to. Roll on tomorrow....