The beauty of the Tempo area can be seen all around, whether that's considering the flow of the Tempo River, the beautiful foliage surrounding the area, or the number of tree forts - including the one that looks down on the village and serves as a landmark for many of its residents.

For many outside the area, the village will forever be solidified in folklore and literature thanks to the publication of, ‘In the Ould Ago – illustrated Irish Folklore’, written and beautifully illustrated by the late Johnny McKegney, who was a grocer in the village.

The McKegneys are still associated with the grocery trade and run a popular shop in the village.

When The Impartial Reporter visited the village, just outside the shop were Phyllis McCaffrey and her granddaughter, Kayla McCaffrey, who were enjoying some time together, eating some ice creams - mint-flavoured for Kayla, and a classic whippy for her grandmother.

Kayla, a pupil at St. Mary’s Primary School, enjoys school and learning about new topics, including music.

When asked what’s good about Tempo, Kayla said she enjoys playing with her friends and cousins as well as her siblings.

Phyllis said the best thing about Tempo is the people: “They are all very friendly. Everybody knows everyone, and they are very friendly.”

Tempo Maguires GAC plays a large role in the village through its different sections, including an active youth action.

For the walkers, there is a popular walking track around the football pitch that has added to amenities for the village.

It is a popular meeting place for locals, with some people seen chatting and walking around it while The Impartial Reporter visited the village.

Near the football field, coming off the school bus were Kelsey (14)  and Abbie Magee (12), who were meeting their mum, Wendy Magee. They moved to the area from Fivemiletown.

Abbie says the area is handy for heading to school in Fivemiletown. She likes to read, and her favourite books are the Harry Potter series.

Considering the village's amenities for children, Wendy said: “It could do with a wee youth club for them; there is a wee hall [which] would be the perfect place for it.”

She added: “The people are very good; very welcoming.”

Next month, the village will mark a special anniversary for the town as Tempo Vintage Day turns 30.

Tempo Fair began in about 1700, and for about 250 years, this fair was a focal point where farmers, dealers, traders and shopkeepers all came together to trade their produce.

The last of those original Fair Days happened in Tempo in 1959, not returning until 1994 when the Tempo Development Association revived the tradition.

Two-month-old Harley Bryans is of the youngest residents of the village, and he was enjoying some sunshine in his pram when out for a walk with his mum, Natasha Bryans.

Natasha highly praised her home village, and like others, she mentioned the friendliness of Tempo's people.

“It’s a lovely, quiet wee town. My family are all here; my mum and her husband; my granny and granda, my wee sisters. It’s just great.”

She praised the area for its close-knit nature and was very complimentary of it as a place to grow up in.

“I’m best friends with a cuttie who is a year younger than me, who lived three doors down from me.

"When we were growing up, it was us against the world, running about the town, and running about the park!”

She is excited about the new coffee shop, and is pleased with its offerings, and added: “The village was missing a coffee shop.”

Harley had a bit less to say than his mother, but the two-month-old was clearly content to enjoy his life in Tempo, so far, as he enjoyed the sun while wearing his ‘cool kid’ hat.

Elsewhere in the village, and there was a warm welcome from the new kid on the block, 'Deja Brew', a coffee shop which has recently opened in the village.

Owner Seamus Breen said: “There was never a coffee shop in Tempo; this here was a tea room in the 1940s, so it was a tea room and shoe shop combined.

"My sister had a bakery here in the mid-1990s, and it was taken over by Mickey McGirr for a few years.”

The name is eye-catching and was chosen by popular demand. “Deja Brew came about by a public vote on the website, and it was the most popular name.

"It was always in my head to open a coffee shop, as I owned the building."

Seamus continued: “Money doesn’t drive me. I wanted a social [place in Tempo]; there are never places for people to sit and chat any more.

"It is nice to have that - so why not in Tempo? Lisbellaw has one [coffee shop], Fivemiletown has one, Enniskillen has loads.”

It's clear from talking with the welcoming locals that there is an enduring spirit to Tempo, one that has endured from the Ould Ago to the present, and no doubt will thrive in the future.