In the last series of Friends, Chandler and Monica wanted to move to an area where they knew the neighbours, where the kids could play in the streets, and where ice-cream vans would come by. Ross said he knew somewhere like that, it was back in the 1950s. On occasions I think they could have moved to Teddington.Last Sunday I popped by the ‘Teddington Village Fair’ organised by the stalwarts of many a suburb and small town, the local Lions Club. Numerous gazebos were there for local organisations; there was a bouncy castle, a skittles game, an ice-cream van and a coconut shy. As you can see in the photo, one stall seemed to solely consist of a very large selection of cushions!
It’s easy to mock this type of thing - and I admit I find these things very weird considering the location is in a city - but that’s not really my intent. I find it fascinating that ’village’ events like this can still flourish in cities; people want a sense of local community (another similar event is the Bournville Village Festival in south Birmingham). It’s not really my thing, but it’s difficult to really dislike.
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