Saturday saw 2008’s church fete go off with a bang (or a wang, splosh or crack depending on where you were standing).

A full day of sun brought out record crowds (IMHO) to enjoy Skittles, Welly Wanging, a Coconut shy and Penalty shootouts among many other entertainments. Last years Nintendo Wii competition was repeated with great success with the winning score at Wii bowls being about 250! The Reverend Ganjavi was a great sport spouting scripture through out his several hours locked in the “Soak the Vicar” stocks.

The Cake and plant stall did a roaring trade as did the Tombola and Bottle stall - the latter having a queue to buy tickets throughout the day.

Another fantastic day, so thanks to everyone who helped to make it such a successes. Here are a few photos to give you a feel of the day and you can see the full stream by clicking here.

It’s been a busy weekend in the village’s social calender, with the Christmas dinner taking place on Saturday night and the children’s Christmas party on Sunday.

Both events were very well attended. The dinner was filled to capacity, quite how the waiters get between the tables on these events I don’t know and the ability to stand at my verse of “the 12 days of Christmas” without decapitating the person behind is a skill I still have to master. Thanks to the David and Catherine Waller, the village hall committee and all those who attended for a great night.

Whether a children’s party with 40 children in attendance is quite what I needed after the festivities the night before, I am not sure, but I am sure that it went off like a dream and was one of the best events I have been involved in. Again very well attended, the entertainer was brilliant (Joe Ridgely - CreativeShows.co.uk) and can definitely be recommended. The tables where groaning with party food and the visit by Santa was the icing on the cake. Thanks to Rachel Tipping for organizing, all the mums who made and brought such delicious food, and everyone else who helped and attended for making it such a fantastic success.

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