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VetFest 2021

By Lowen Pengoose ©️26 Feb 2021

This festival known as ‘VetFest’

First held in twenty nineteen

Was the first of its kind in the country

The like of it, never before seen

Held for the local community

As thanks for all that they do

Organised by Military veterans

Who defended the red, white and blue

Armed forces are known for their planning,

Logistics, transport, and supply

There was bound to be some good food and beer

And they even ensured a blue sky

There was song and dance aplenty

People arrived from far and near

It was soon decided, this most successful event

Should grow bigger the following year

Don’t stop, your thinking ‘bout tomorrow 

As Fleetwood Mac did say

COVID 19 is a pain in the neck

But there will be a brighter day

Our bands will play for freedom

Our bands would play for free

There are bands that cannot play for you

Because of Covid-19 

But you have no need to worry,

You have no need to cry

We have your back, that’s what we do

No need to reason why

We all played our part in the longest of years

Wore masks and all washed our hands

Two metre distance was the norm

These were now laws of the land

Shout out to all the key workers

You surely have played your parts

For keeping us going through thick and thin

We thank you with all our hearts

Revealing the roadmap piece by piece

Our future was looking bright

The planning resumed amid happy smiles

As VetFest, slid back into sight

A ‘Lite’ version of the one before

More like ‘VetFestival in a day’

But welcome relief after more than a year

To meet friends, laugh, dance and play

Thank you from the Veterans of Par

To our local community friends

We were all in it at the beginning 

We’ll be together when it ends

Dig out your glad rags and dancing shoes

Practise your shanties and jigs

VetFest is the place to be this year

With your grandma and all of your kids

Come one and all, you are very welcome

Sing and dance and watch the bands play

Perhaps then we can ALL be Heroes

On this wonderful ‘VetFestival’ day

Armed Forces are used to fighting wars

But this enemy we could not see

The NHS fought so valiantly

VetFest welcomes you all for free