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| Share your underwhelming summer holiday photos | Share your underwhelming summer holiday photos |
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| Now that the schools have broken up, it’s probably raining, so we would like to see your distinctly average holiday photos | |
| James Walsh | |
| Mon 24 Jul 2017 11.18 BST | |
| Last modified on Mon 24 Jul 2017 12.35 BST | |
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| As soon as we arrived it was clear that Wivelsfield Village Day did not lack for attractions. To our left, a dog show. Immediately in front of us, a falconry display. We couldn’t be happier. | As soon as we arrived it was clear that Wivelsfield Village Day did not lack for attractions. To our left, a dog show. Immediately in front of us, a falconry display. We couldn’t be happier. |
| Also: a miniature steam train ride. Tombola. Crazy golf. Tug o’ War. A climbing wall. Scouts selling hot dogs. Punch & Judy. A collection of farm vehicles. Two different bouncy castles. Ice cream. A beer tent selling an ale called ‘Cock Banger’ in aid of the Wivelsfield Bonfire Society. Pagan artworks for sale. All that was missing was Iguana Andy and his iguanas. | Also: a miniature steam train ride. Tombola. Crazy golf. Tug o’ War. A climbing wall. Scouts selling hot dogs. Punch & Judy. A collection of farm vehicles. Two different bouncy castles. Ice cream. A beer tent selling an ale called ‘Cock Banger’ in aid of the Wivelsfield Bonfire Society. Pagan artworks for sale. All that was missing was Iguana Andy and his iguanas. |
| But just as the owls were being coaxed back into their cages, the rains came. The tannoy encouraged us to take shelter in the village hall. We took refuge under an awning with a cheery man and his soggy children. “The great British summer, eh?” he said. | But just as the owls were being coaxed back into their cages, the rains came. The tannoy encouraged us to take shelter in the village hall. We took refuge under an awning with a cheery man and his soggy children. “The great British summer, eh?” he said. |
| And he was right. | And he was right. |
| As is now a GuardianWitness summer tradition, we would like to see your underwhelming UK summer holiday photos. Wherever you are, and whatever the weather: if you’re having a mildly disappointing time, we would like to see your photos and hear your stories. | As is now a GuardianWitness summer tradition, we would like to see your underwhelming UK summer holiday photos. Wherever you are, and whatever the weather: if you’re having a mildly disappointing time, we would like to see your photos and hear your stories. |
| How to contribute | How to contribute |
| You can share your images of windswept deserted beaches, drizzle-strewn campsites and broken tourist attractions by clicking on the blue “Contribute” button on this article. You can also use the Guardian app and search for “GuardianWitness assignments”. | You can share your images of windswept deserted beaches, drizzle-strewn campsites and broken tourist attractions by clicking on the blue “Contribute” button on this article. You can also use the Guardian app and search for “GuardianWitness assignments”. |
| Struggling with the app? You could always email us on guardian.witness@theguardian.com instead. | Struggling with the app? You could always email us on guardian.witness@theguardian.com instead. |
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