The Village fete this year is on July 15th. We will keep you up to date with plans for this Summer event in the village. If you want to join in and help with the organisation pease give Luci a ring on 01295 730928.
-Here are a few details for you –
July 15th 2017 from 2-4pm
On the School playing field
Our theme this year is a Wimbledon/Grand Prix theme.
Come and join in the fun with many stalls, children’s games, a Pimms tent and our Cafe North.
Horton radio will again help us with the atmosphere and we will have a team tug of war competition.
A selection of vintage cars will be on show and entrance is free.
SO get your tug of war team together, children start building you Wimbledon or Grand Prix floats,
get your tennis racquets out for some skill tests and come and enjoy the fun.
This year we are having a hog roast for all the village after the fete – ring Luci /730928 or Elaine/ 738803 to book your place.
Har-Fest September 10th 2017
This information will appear again in the June and August editions of the Gossip. So do get growing and making!
Any age can enter any entry unless specified.
Sections and Classes
Vegetables and fruit
3 potatoes
3 carrots – trimmed
3 beetroot – as grown
3 onions, any size, trimmed
5 different kinds of veg, one of each on a tray or board
3 different kinds of fruit (any number) in a basket
3 apples (any variety)
Home Produce
1) A Banana and Walnut loaf (Men and boys only please)
Grease and line 2lb tin. In a bowl mix the butter, sugar and egg. Slowly mix in the flour and baking powder. Peel and mash the bananas. Add the bananas, nuts and milk to the mix and stir together. Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 1 hour (approx). Allow to cool before removing from the tin.
2) A jar of chutney
3) Jar of marmalade
4) Jar of jam
5) 5 cheese straws
6) 6 chocolate brownies
7) Any Victoria sponge with raspberry filling, no cream.
Flowers
One specimen rose
Floating flower head (own container)
Novelty
Longest carrot
Largest onion
Most misshapened vegetable
Best decorated egg (hard boiled please!)
Handicrafts
One Christmas decoration
Water colour painting
Any painting/drawing in any media
Children Only
10 years and under
Model made of lego (any size)
Model made of recycled waste
Children 11 and over
Face mask
Model made of recycled waste
Photography
Adults
A North Newington village view
Animal or bird
My favourite tree
Children
A North Newington village view
2) Animal or bird
3) My favourite tree
This year the Scarecrow competition is back. So please put out your ‘Traditional Scarecrow’ in front of your house where the judges can see them, from September 2nd and they will be judged on the 9th and rosettes presented at Har-Fest on the 10th September.
Har-Fest schedule
The doors of the School will be opened at 10am on the 10th.
The doors will close for judging at 12 noon.
The doors will re-open for viewing at 12.45pm
The School will close at 3pm.
A certificate will be given for all first prizes.
1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes will receive a rosette.
The judges decisions are final.
Please bring your entries with a card for each entry with your name and the section and class number.
Also in October we will be holding an evening party to celebrate the film ‘Dirty Dancing’ …… date yet to be finalised, so get your dancing shoes on.
