A relaxing time in the sun

Friends come in handy particularly when they order a sunny day and deliver plenty of activities.

That is what the Friends of Resthaven Foundation Trust achieved on Saturday for the Market Day fundraiser at Payne Park outside the community-owned retirement village and alongside the Water Tower.

Proceeds from the day – which featured music, food, raffles and stalls – go towards equipment for the village’s care centres.

Picnic time for the Hall family at the Cambridge Resthaven Market Day where children Phoebe, 3, and Maxwell, 5 who attends Cambridge East, got their faces painted and parents Scot and Kimmy tried the Thai food and coffee. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

Tucking into a coffee and ice cream at the Cambridge Resthaven Market Day were Victor and Anthea Fester who moved to the town after emigrating from South Africa 17 years ago, briefly tried living in Hamilton but were tempted back by Cambridge’s charm. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

Stallholders were kept busy at the Cambridge Resthaven Market Day on Saturday. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

 

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