Canvas Village Fête

The Spring term for the University of Birmingham ended March 26th and the Summer term begins April 26th. The students have four weeks to spend at home, on holiday, or studying in preparation for "Exam term" or the Summer term. The Canvas staff decided to end the Spring term with a big party to celebrate the year and have fun with our students. We called it the Canvas Village Fête. A village fête in England is the equivalent of an American county fair with games, booths, prizes, etc.

We decorated Canvas with streamers, balloons, bunting, and we even had 10 bales of hay provided by a Canvas alumni who lives on a farm. We had ring toss, hook-a-duck, wellie wanging, and more. Mike made  the game washers. There was face paint, fake tattoos, a photo station, and an art station. We made chili and loads of cakes. The highlights of the evening were sumo suits and barn dancing.

Everyone had a blast! We're even thinking of making it a yearly event! Tons of students came and brought their friends, so there were lots of new faces. Here are some photos for you to enjoy and there are loads more on the Canvas Facebook Page if you are interested. Cheers!

The back room at Canvas

Face paint and toffee apples

Sumo suits!

Barn dancing

Canvas guy staff members pre-party, haha...