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Aims of our Midsummer Fete 2024
The main objective is to bring villagers of all ages together, in a lovely setting, to have fun and enjoy each other’s company.
Any profits from the monies raised through the various fete activities will be donated to St Martin’s Church and the bhyp – Because Young People Matter charity. So please do ‘save the date’ and come along for an enjoyable day while supporting two very good causes. The church is very old (800 years old in some parts) so any work to the building is expensive. Any money raised goes towards repairs and/or insurance. byhp is a Banbury-based charity (reg no. 1115514) that helps young people with education, homelessness, and mental health.
The evening event will be a social gathering with a chance to meet neighbours and new villagers. There will be a marquee, a fire-pit, no bands this year but we will have music, drinks (provided by Thirst and Thistle), a burger van (Happy Herefords) and Becky with the pizza van. Food and drink will also be available throughout the day.
Any profits from the monies raised through the various fete activities will be donated to St Martin’s Church and the bhyp – Because Young People Matter charity. So please do ‘save the date’ and come along for an enjoyable day while supporting two very good causes. The church is very old (800 years old in some parts) so any work to the building is expensive. Any money raised goes towards repairs and/or insurance. byhp is a Banbury-based charity (reg no. 1115514) that helps young people with education, homelessness, and mental health.
The evening event will be a social gathering with a chance to meet neighbours and new villagers. There will be a marquee, a fire-pit, no bands this year but we will have music, drinks (provided by Thirst and Thistle), a burger van (Happy Herefords) and Becky with the pizza van. Food and drink will also be available throughout the day.
Setting up and taking down
We will need volunteers to help with setting up on Friday 21 June from 4pm (meet at the VH) and clearing up on Sunday 23 June from 10am (meet at the field) would be appreciated. Drinks provided for the setting up team and bacon butties for the clearing up team.
If you would like to help on a stall, donate prizes or would like to help generally, please contact
Andrew: andrewmcewan78@gmail.com or Helen : helennixseaman@gmail.com
If you would like to help on a stall, donate prizes or would like to help generally, please contact
Andrew: andrewmcewan78@gmail.com or Helen : helennixseaman@gmail.com
Shutford scarecrow trail and competition
Fete events
- Deddington Brass band
- Sibford Ladies choir
- Encore School of Dance – with audience participation!
- Dog show – bring your dogs!
- Police car
- Shooting and archery
- Penalty shootout and other games
- Food & drink
Stalls
Please bring donations of full and empty wine bottles, books, tombola items, toys & games, home- made items from 4pm on Wednesday 19th of June at Village Hall. Cakes & plants can be brought along on the day.
This year our stalls will include:
~ £100 Cash (donated by village hall)
~ Round of golf for 4 at Tadmarton Heath
~ Hook Norton Brewery tour
~ Cotswold Gin Tour
~ Round of golf at Feldon Valley golf club
~ Hanging basket
~ A morning on the gallops of a local racehorse trainer
This year our stalls will include:
- ‘Made in Shutford’
- Plant Stall
- Raffle
~ £100 Cash (donated by village hall)
~ Round of golf for 4 at Tadmarton Heath
~ Hook Norton Brewery tour
~ Cotswold Gin Tour
~ Round of golf at Feldon Valley golf club
~ Hanging basket
~ A morning on the gallops of a local racehorse trainer
- Wine and Water - We need both full and empty bottles of wine.
- Teas in the Marquee - Please donate cakes and biscuits (on the day).
- Tombola - Any new items or good quality unwanted gifts required.
- Teddy and Toys - Your chance to ‘Adopt a teddy bear’. Donations of children’s toys and games, in a good condition, for the toy stall would be appreciated.
- Name the Bear - Guess the name of the bear and win a prize.
- Book stall - We need books, also CDs/DVDs, and any unwanted Vinyl LPs.
The great Shutford bake-off
A baking competition for all you budding Paul Hollywood’s. Judging for the best looking and tastiest cakes on the day of the Fete.
Children: under 11 and 12-16 - Design a summer cupcake – any flavour and decoration
Adults: A summer cake – any flavour or decoration
All cakes will be donated to the tea stall after judging.
Judging: Bring your entries to the Fete by 1 PM on Saturday 22 June.
Notify entries to clare.mcewan@yahoo.co.uk
Children: under 11 and 12-16 - Design a summer cupcake – any flavour and decoration
Adults: A summer cake – any flavour or decoration
All cakes will be donated to the tea stall after judging.
Judging: Bring your entries to the Fete by 1 PM on Saturday 22 June.
Notify entries to clare.mcewan@yahoo.co.uk