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Summer Time in England 3rd July
Milton Abbey is one of the most delectable and beautiful vintage spots in Dorset so we were very pleased to hear that the school is hosting the Summertime in England Women’s Institute Flower Festival from Sunday 3rd July to Wednesday 6th.
This is set to be an exceptional treat for those of us who love vintage venues and the glorious english flower displays that the WI is so well known for
– but that isn’t all! Vintage Dorset has been invited to provide vintage china hire for delicious Dorset Cream Teas on Sunday afternoon – available in the marquee adjacent the school and Abbey. Knowing that the WI are the most discerning of cake-makers the staff at Milton Abbey have a gloriously tough challenge ahead – cakes for cake experts – we will delight in sampling these!
The Flower Festival has been entitled “Summer Time in England” and is open to all WIs or individual members together with members of the public who want to view the displays. Of course the WI were very famous for their flower arrangements when producing the alternative WI calendar – as depicted in the film and now touring theatre production of “Calendar Girls” – but we can’t promise any photo-opportunities like that!
Vintage Teas are available on Sunday 3rd in the marquee from 10am to 4pm.
This will be a truly beautiful event – the Abbey is always stunning if you haven’t been before and Milton Abbas village is one of the prettiest in Dorset – so if you’re free on Sunday then this offers a wonderful vintage day out!
Vintage Dorset hires beautiful vintage crockery and mis-matched china for tea parties and special occasions from 2 to 200 guests or more..
For more information about our china hire, vintage teas or flowers in teacups please contact us here.
Retro pictures
The sun shone, the vinyl turned, the coffee was frothy and the cake was scoffed! Steve and I had a fantastic day on Weymouth seafront – we dressed up, (me with my experimental 60’s hair-do, steve in his 70’s style stripe that matches his long hair and beard) We put the bunting out and had a fabulous time at the Orange Cup. We also raised an impressive £77 for the Eve Appeal
The props were all from Vintage Dorset with the exception of the record player which was kindly lent to us by Marco (Shindig) Rossi our well-known local retro music aficionado. The hair was straight from the pages of Style Me Vintage (read our blog about this must-have vintage hair book here)
I especially love this Brexton picnic set – all original ( a great prop for retro-theming). The flasks even have their own cork lids with “Acme” written on the lids! The bunting is also all hand made (ask us about our very affordable hire prices here). My shades were a great charity shop find (together with the hair scarf) – but the skirt is my Mum’s original 1960’s suede panel skirt. Gorgeous! (She is now knitting me a short sleeved snug jumper to go with it)
We made loads of cakes to share with our friends in exchange for donations to the Eve Appeal (supporting women’s gynae cancer research). Everyone said it was yummy and there were a few really nice stories and funny moments.
Shaun and Steve had a splendid muse about the potential of battery-powering record players (boys and their toys!) But, we all had a great time listening to some groovy old tunes and were really pleased with the funds we raised at the same time. Result!
To donate to the Eve Appeal please give through the Eve Appeal/Vintage Dorset JUST GIVING pages.
Photographs from Linda at Vintage Dorset, Steve at Steve Atkins Photography & Sammy at Photos Galore