Cornbury Festival: one of a kind
 We've just returned from the hay fields of the Cornbury festival and it's time to reflect on the success of the weekend.
It's a one-of-a-kind festival: an eclectic and eccentric musical carnival, Cornbury is a place for music lovers, cowboys, farmers and Morris dancers! It all began on Friday when we set off in our 1960s VW Oxfam campervan (and not being able to work reverse made the journey all the more interesting).
 Our pitch was in the main arena nestled in between 'Bubble Inc' (who released an ongoing stream of bubbles throughout the festival!) and 'Concepts of Peru' stall (selling fair trade clothes). And, with a fantastic team of campaigners, we were all set for a perfect weekend.
Thankfully, the sun shone on the festival for most of the weekend and many punters came to sit down, relax under the gazebo and admire the Oxfam campervan! However, there was no escape from the snow machine next door and frequently we ended up covered in foam... all part of the festival atmosphere!
The hay barn, opposite our stall, provided a welcome break for many festival goers... a 'riverside' stage introducing alternative rock n roll bands and cowboys! The main stage hosted many high-profile acts, including Robert Plant, The Pretenders, Texas and my musical highlight - the hill-billy band Hayseed Dixie.
And when the sun went down, the festival-goers flocked to the warmth of the chai chapel entertained by a drumming circle. But we owe our successes to our beautiful and energetic campaigners who managed to recruit over 2,000 signatures for the Make Trade Fair Big Noise Petition.
Cornbury is certainly a country fayre with a twist - so grab your partners by the hand and docey-doe all the way home!
Look at our photos of angry faces from Cornbury >>
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