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Props & Frocks Charity Fun Day – 10 days to go…

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The final preparations are being made for the Props & Frocks Fancy Dress charity fun day on 14th July.Props and frocks fun day

There is so much going on throughout the day including:

  • Being a model wearing one of our quality fancy dress costumes, walking down the catwalk and having your picture taken – you may even be seen on our newly designed website. If this interests you, we are looking for people of all ages and shapes and sizes, please give us a call on 01245 327156
  • Facepainting
  • Designing a mask
  • Licensed Bar
  • Food
  • Dancing
  • Music
  • Kids Entertainment
  • Stalls
  • Mega raffle, with prizes from many local companies -more details to follow…
We also have some ‘surprises’ that we can’t talk about, otherwise they wouldn’t be a surprise would they?
Entertainment starts from 10.30 until 4pm. come and enjoy the fun and raise money for 2 deserving charities – Essex air Ambulance & Great Ormond street Hospital – Gastro Unit

Yesterday we were mentioning American Independence Day and today we look at the way elements of American culture have worked their way into aspects of the costume trade business. Leaving aside the fact that a good many of the superheroes currently onscreen at the movies are of American origin (where are the British when you need them?), most would point to our more enthusiastic celebration of Halloween as a major legacy of US influence. In fact Halloween has a perfectly decent Celtic pedigree and if anything is a re-import from the States (whether it is an improvement is a different matter). Of greater interest at this time of the year is the Prom – the end-of-school-year event seen in films such as ‘Grease’ and ‘Back to the Future’ and increasingly in recent years ‘adopted’ by educational institutions of all levels in this country. During these times we find ourselves regarded as a potentially cheaper back-up to the formal dress-hire companies, although some schools may be creative enough to see the potential in a fancy-dress prom. After all, the prom usually has a theme (although ‘Under the Sea’ seems a little over-used when it comes to the movies), so why not work within that theme for the dress code?

Props & Frocks Charity Day 14th July

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Props & Frocks fancy dress is holding a charity family fun day on 14th July.Props & Frocks model day

All profits are going towards 2 great, and worthwhile charities, Essex, & Herts. Air Ambulance, & Great Ormond Street Hospital – (Gastro Unit).

We have arranged for  family entertainment from 10am until 4pm so why not come and join in the fun, and raise money at the same time?

We have a few places left if you wish to have a small stand, there is no charge, other than a donation to these great charities.

We are also looking for budding models (all ages, shapes & sizes) to model some of our fancy dress costumes down the catwalk.

If you would like a stall, or would like to model, please contact us on 01245 327156.

We have arranged so much but have lots of surprises as well – please come and join in the fun…

Today is going to be a long day, it being the Summer Solstice. Of course the real enthusiasts will have been up at sparrow-chirp (or sparrow-cough in some cities) to see in the dawn, but for most it will be a normal day, aside from the obligatory footage of the celebrants at Stonehenge. What you actually get up to probably rather depends upon the weather, but it’s midsummer in mid-week and, of interest to some, the quarter-finals of the Euro footie start tomorrow. It is easy to make the assumption (as some broadcasters do) that everyone supports the England team, but with today’s multicultural society, there are plenty of communities and groups interested in the fortunes of the other teams. So, with the true summer now ahead of us, and hopefully the best yet to come in terms of wall-to-wall sport on TV, why not take advantage of the longest day and get out and about?