Set in the beautiful surroundings of East Worldham House, with breathtaking views of our own piece of English countryside, it is hard to imagine a more quintessential village fete. We are told this regularly by those who join us, so though we may tweak the content a little from year to year, our village fete remains just what everyone imagines it should be.

For 2010, we were entertained by Alton Morris – we even got to join in! In keeping with the atmosphere, the children’s’ fancy dress competition had the theme ‘In an English Country Garden’, with some wonderful imagination in evidence. Under clear blue skies, we wandered from stall to stall, marvelled at the local talent in the Flower Show, and joined in (or cheered on) the various sports, and activities. With ice creams, a barbecue, beer and Pimms and tea and cakes in the rose garden, what more could we ask for…….. another fete next year, please?

As to the purpose of the fete: community spirit is by far the most important aspect of the event. It is eagerly planned and looked forward for months in advance. There is a lot of hard work involved for a significant number of people, but also great satisfaction in working together to create an event that is enjoyed by many more people – not just from our own villages, but from many miles around. The proceeds provide welcome support to a range of village activities, such as family coffee mornings, magic shows for our senior residents and developing a village history archive. It also assists in maintaining our three lovely parish churches.

Please take a look to see what we get up to, and why not join us in 2011?

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