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Love event is hailed a big success

Hundreds enjoy free party event thanks to churches

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It rained, but we had a great day!

So despite the rain we had a fantastic day at Love Oswestry.

Unfortunately we had to cancel some of the events, including the hot air balloon, cage football and bouncy castles; but the barbecue proved very popular with queues stretching out of the marquee, the face painters were kept busy all afternoon, and the live music kept the crowd entertained.

Thank you to everyone who helped out!

Throw things at a vicar!

If you're too old for bouncy castles but still want something fun to do during the day, we'd recommend trying out the cage football that we're going to bring into the park.

Play 2v2 against your friends, or take on another team to see if you can come out on top in the cage!

Once you've done that, why not test your skills on the bike balance challenge. How long can you balance without touching the floor without pedalling?

And finally, if you've always wanted to throw something at a vicar, or get your own back for all the boring sermons you've listened to, why not play 'plaster the pastor'? Throw wet sponges at the pastors (that's like a vicar who runs a church that isn't a Church of England church) from around Oswestry and see how quickly you can drench them!

Not just fun and games

Money is tight for everyone at the moment, which is why we decided to throw a free event!

But if you're feeling the pinch more than most and are having problems with debt, the Jubilee Money Advice Centre will be at Love Oswestry to offer some free advice on getting your finances back on track. They will also be offering appointments at later dates to get more detailed advice and help.

If you're intrigued by Christianity, or just want to know a bit more about what Christians believe, there will be opportunities to find out about Alpha courses (going through the basics of being a Christian), Christianity Explored (does what it says on the tin!), or Just 10 (a look at Christianity through the 10 commandments).

And if anyone visiting the park wants prayer for anything in particular we will have a prayer tent for you to drop into and share your request with one of our friendly pray-ers.

Live music in the park!

During the afternoon we'll have live music and activities on the bandstand in the middle of the park.


12pm - Join in a Zumba session led by instructor Lorna Sykes and the ladies from Cornerstone Baptist Church

12.30pm - TBA

1pm - Music from Phil Nankivell

1.30pm - Music from local band Bottom Line

2pm - Oswestry singer/songwriter Zanna Orton
  
2.30pm - Magician Jason Fell will amaze the crowd!

3pm - Oswestry's own gospel choir Joyful Noise
  
3.30pm - Music from Chris Lewis

* All times and acts subject to change

Get crafty!

If bouncy castles seem too energetic, there will be a chance to get the creative juices flowing in a craft tent at Love Oswestry.


The tent will have squares of material for people to embellish with an assortment of ribbons, beads, shapes, and other trinkets to represent 'What is love?'

At the end of the day the squares will be stitched together to make a large patchwork which will be put on display in the town.

Princesses, pirates and parrots

If you're bringing children to the park, they will be able to join in the fun as well!

We will have a face painter, ready to transform kids into princesses or pirates (or whatever else your imagination and their paintbrushes can come up with), bouncy castles to play on and a parrot hunt with prizes if you can find all the parrots hidden around the park.