Preparations for this year’s Village Fete are well underway, with your Fete Committee this year consisting of Gordon Beard (main point of contact), Liz Green and Peter Wagstaff, Lorry Haslegrave, David Neeves, Alex Godfrey and Esther Smith. There will be traditional stalls, wonderful food and refreshments, a silent disco and games for all ages. The event gets under way with the Fun Dog Show (never to be missed) at 11.30, and this year we welcome Brian Tibbles, to open the Fete at 13.00.
Fete programs can be bought in advance from the Tuck Shop, the Parish Lantern, the Tea Rooms and the Black Dog Deli. Please remember the fete is a CASH ONLY event. Profits from all Fete activities will, as in previous years, be divided equally between St Andrew’s Church and our Village Hall.
- 11.00 - BBQ and coffee stall opens on Village Hall car park | Dog Show registration begins behind the Hall
- 11.30 - Fun Dog Show*
- 12.30 - Village Hall opens for refreshments | BBQ moves to the Village Green
- 13.00 - Fete Opening on the Village Green
- 13.05 - 16.00 - Fete in full swing, Charlie Mackesy silent auction bids gathered 13.00-15.00
- 14.00 - Family Games, including Tug O’ War, on the Village Green
- 15.30 - Grand Raffle prizes drawn on the Village Green. Successful bid for Charlie Mackesy’s art work announced.
- 16.00 - Fete closes, but tea available in the Village Hall until 16.30
*Dog Show registration forms will be available before the day from the Walberswick Tuck Shop (Co-op). Dogs entered at their owners’ risk.
Volunteers are still urgently needed to assist on the day helping or running a game or stall for an hour or two. Please contact one of the committee members. We urgently need volunteers for the village cafe. Please help us with volunteers and donations for the stalls:
- Things for kids - clean clothes, toys and games - Rita Woodcraft
- White Elephant - anything 'sellable', but no radios or TVs - Peter Austin
- Original Art Fair - Original paintings & prints - Anne Paton, contact Vincent Watts to deposit pictures prior to Fete day
- Kitchen Cupboard - crockery, glass, cutlery and pans – in good condition - Carol Wardell
- Bottle Tombola - Full bottles donated by 22 August please
- Lunches & Teas - Help needed in Hall and Kitchen; cakes to Hall on Fete day - Lorry Haslegrave
- Nearly New Clothes - Clean outerwear for ladies and gentlemen - Inger Edwards
- Cakes & Preserves - Wrapped cakes, biscuits and jams (clearly labelled) - Suzzie Godfrey
- Finishing Touches - Jewellery, hats, handbags and accessories - Sue Green
- Garden Stall - Cuttings, plants, garden ornaments and home-grown vegetables - Helen Riches
- Book Stall - John Weston