Curious Incidents of a Flailing Mermaid

Beautiful Day (to break the rules)

Soundtrack to My Life - Track eight

Chris recently bought us full weekend tickets to the Cambridge Folk Festival this summer. I’m very excited - I just love the “Folky” and haven’t been for quite a few years.

Last time I went, there was a big group of us. It was great fun. I borrowed an electric wheelchair because, at the time I had a knackered shoulder and couldn’t wheel myself over grass. I also didn’t want to rely on other people to get me around.

On the Saturday night, The Levellers headlined the main stage. We sat in the disabled seating area to the side of the stage when my friend announced that she was going to go to the front of the stage - was I coming? Yeah why not.

So, we wandered through part of the crowd, only to get stopped by a steward…

Steward: disabled seating is over there
My friend: yep… we’re going down the front
Steward: We can’t let wheelchairs down the front - health and safety
Friend: oh ok sorry

Steward walks off.

Me: Shall we?

Three of us pushed (nicely) our way through the crowds and managed to get right up to the fence in front of the stage, which I could hold onto to stand up. I nearly went flying a few times and we all got very bruise but it was totally worth it

The Levellers - Beautiful Day