We Get Wet - But It's All In A Good Cause! (Candlelighters Book Project)

Well it rained and we got wet - but not as wet as little Scott here! He had great fun getting wetter than just the rain - as you will see further down this post!

We made a day of it on Saturday - with a quick bite to eat for Scott and his older brother Rich in Thornton-le-Dale (the fish and chips there are amongst the best around!), a cup of hot coffee for us and off we went. Just as we were entering the Forest it started to rain. We've been asked before "what happens if it rains?" well the answer is if we can we still go ahead with the shoot. After all rain is part of what makes our beautiful county so lush and green isn't it? Wait for sunny days and we may not get through the 200 shoots we are aiming for in order to make our £10,000 target.

We were in Dalby Forest (as some of you will know from reading previous posts to this blog one of my favourite places). How it has changed however since I was there last time! Firstly the entrance fee for the Forest Drive was £7.00 this time. It was considerably less last time. So if you are planning a visit there it's probably a good idea to plan a lot of time there to make the most of it. There was less big equipment in the main childrens play area too. But the families who were there were all having a great time and the beautiful scenery around the area is just breathtaking.

So we took our wellies (we had brought with us a change of clothes for Scott in the car and change of shoes for all of us) and off we set down to the little stream near the play area right in the middle of Dalby Forest. Scott is the son of family friends of ours - hence why he was travelling with us. Scotts older brother (now 18) has in the past been diagnosed with cancer and treated at St. James's hospital. Candlelighters provided a holiday for Scott and his family and so when they found we were raising money for Candlelighters in this way Scotts family were keen for Scott to take part. It's very special organisation to them as during some of their darkest hours Candlelighters made a difference (Candlelighters registered charity number is:1045077).

So, without further ado we'll let some of the other pictures do the talking!

This last picture shows you what a good sport Scott was - and how much he enjoyed himself. Boys will be boys as they say...!