Sunday in the park

Queen's Park Day has grown from just a few stalls, about 20 years ago, to splendid proportions - not just lots of stalls representing neighbourhood groups and businesses - everything from Postnatal Pilates to the National Widows' Association - along with food stalls and bouncy castles, but displays of dog handling and birds of prey, and parades of children -and dogs! - in costume.

Prolific LQ member Sabi whipped up all this from fabrics in her stash - and LQ chairman Judy did a roaring trade with raffle tickets for the group's Dear Jane quilt. Proceeds go to North London Hospice and Hope for Grace Kodino, a charity dedicated to making birth safer in Chad, central Africa.
Cupcakes were a popular item on other stalls raising money for charity -
London Independent Photography - Queen's Park Group - got lots of visitors.
Quentin Ball is one of the photographers involved -
Coming next - the dressed up dogs, marvellous eagles, and intrepid dogs. It was a great day, miraculously sunny, with lots and lots of people having a good time. Community London at its best.