I'm so glad we came across the Luxury Ice Cream Company when we visited York last month. It's just the cutest little ice cream parlour. Stuffed to the brim with adorable decorations, lots of pink, heart backed chairs, a sparkling chandelier... and that's before you even get to the ice cream! We saved this as a treat for our last day, which was probably a good thing as I'd have been back most days given the chance. I had eton mess and sweet cream ice creams while David had oreo and chocolate. Very yummy! There's also a fab selection of sweets, cakes and chocolates - a dangerous place for someone with a sweet tooth like me. If you're visiting York you'll find this shop of goodness at 20 Back Swinegate. You can also find them on Facebook which I should probably stop following as it's just taunting me with ice cream flavours that are too far away to eat!
You may have already seen on our social media that myself and David are involved in the Falkland Festival this year. We decided to join the committee after seeing a plea for new members to save the festival earlier in the year. Neither of us has been to the festival before but it would have been such a shame to see something that's been running for years end for lack of support.
The festival is a week of events and family fun running from 14th - 21st June. This year things will be a bit different as the committee is mostly made up of new members. We're trying to refresh the event's image so I've been responsible for the rebrand and website design. I'm also going to be writing some posts on the festival blog and helping run the social media accounts. Finally, we have given it a new name: the Falkland Midsummer Festival.
We're meeting regularly at the moment as we try to get to grips with confirming the programme. There's a lot to learn about with everything involved in making the festival happen and hopefully a big success. It looks like we'll need quite a bit of help during the events, so if you're nearby we're looking for volunteers. There's also still time to apply for a stall at the street fair and we're currently looking for raffle donations. Let me know if you'd like to get involved in any way!
