With Midsummer’s Day just a week away this weekend is one of the busiest for outdoor events throughout our area, one of the biggest being Strawberry Fair on Shenfield Common. As usual Phoenix was there to hold together a busy schedule of fun and entertainment, and before it all got under way I caught up with our main man Tony Smith for a taster of what there was to look forward to.

I later popped down to St Mary’s Primary School in Shenfield for their Summer Fair – a special one, as the school is celebrating its 150th Anniversary!

Sadly the sun decided not to shine, but that didn’t spoil things – after all this is the British summertime!