Tracey popped along to the T20 cricket match of Derbyshire Falcons versus Leicestershire Foxes to help out at the Family Day. She was part of the team looking after the inflatables, and was in charge of what seemed to be the most popular activity – Kick and Stick. People could aim Velcro footballs at a Velcro dartboard to give them a score. Some of the little children preferred throwing to kicking and were absolutely delighted to see the balls stick to the board. The hard part was retrieving the balls ready for the next customer; the dartboard was HUGE, with treble three being at about head height. Luckily there was a pole to help pull the balls down the board to a level where they could be reached. It all went well until someone hit double top, and then she had to call in for assistance from a helpful bystander, as it was just too high!

There were four busy hours, but unfortunately for the queue that had gathered, the afternoon heat turned out to be just too much for the generator keeping the inflatables inflated, and one by one they collapsed. Several attempts to adjust the generator resulted in only partial success, and the activities had to close down slightly early.