00:00 Fun fair rides, live music and of course plenty of rain. It wouldn't be a British festival
00:08 without wellies and cloudy skies and that's certainly what happened in Orpington during
00:14 the weekend. The Priory Live Festival took place on Saturday with hundreds of people
00:19 attending for its ninth year and it may have been raining but it seems their spirits weren't
00:25 dampened.
00:26 My spirit can't be dampened. The hat is absolutely perfect. We're going to enjoy it anyway. It's
00:32 going to be fun.
00:33 Are you guys enjoying yourself today despite the rain?
00:36 Yeah, I would say so. Yeah, it's good. But it always rains. I've been here three times
00:42 and it's rained every time.
00:43 Yeah, it's been good. I've enjoyed it. It's been a little bit cold, a little bit wet at
00:47 times but yeah, it's generally been pretty good.
00:49 Really good apart from the weather.
00:51 Yeah, it's a bit wet but it's alright.
00:53 It wouldn't be a festival without the rain though, would it?
00:55 No, it's just pretty summer time really isn't it? It's typical so it's bound to happen but
00:59 we're still enjoying ourselves.
01:00 It might have spoiled a little bit but not really because you make the best of things
01:05 and we're making the best of it and we're enjoying ourselves.
01:07 With the Mayor of Bromley coming along he did say there were fewer attendees than last
01:12 year so perhaps the drizzly conditions did put some people off. Although they did seem
01:18 rather prepared with umbrellas and ponchos.
01:21 Do you say the rain has dampened the day at all?
01:24 Well, if I tell you that when we came last year the queue was, well, a long way away
01:29 from the entrance. Today there wasn't a queue but now looking at round you I think the numbers
01:34 are increasing and it really is getting a lot better.
01:37 But for one businessman his day's trade wasn't a success because who wants an ice cream when
01:43 it's wet and miserable?
01:45 I've done this two years in a row. The weather isn't really helping this year but it's OK.
01:51 There's people around.
01:52 Are people still buying ice creams despite the rain?
01:57 A few. A few keen ice cream enthusiasts.
02:00 Not as many as you'd like?
02:02 Not at all, no.
02:03 That must be quite disheartening for you though.
02:06 It is but there's more ice cream for me.
02:08 Well it's been a very wet and rainy day here but there are still thousands of people that
02:12 have come along so clearly it hasn't dampened the spirits of those here at the Prairie Life
02:16 Festival.
02:17 Sophia Rakin for KMTV in Orpington.
