Special guest Mick Wells, Parish Council Chairman, arrived in a vintage Austin Healey, and was met by the new Fête Chairman, Ian Whitmore |
Mick (left) then proceeded to open the 70th Froyle Fête & Flower Show |
The Froyle Archive mounted an exhibition of highlights from the past 70 Fêtes,which, sadly, suffered from the gusty wind blowing on the Recreation Ground - however you can see it here. (Opens in new window) |
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Our regular musicians kept the visitors entertained | The Grand Raffle |
The Cake Stall did a roaring trade |
The Bottle Stall was a favourite with the visitors |
Lots of stalls to browse and games to play | |
A display of expensive machinery from a local car restorer - here an Austin-Healey 100/4 |
Despite the weather, there was a very good number of visitors |
Lots to do | |
Animals to pet | Old friends back again this year |
Animals to pet | As always a very welcome barbecue stall selling hot food |
The Tog of War between parents and children was hotly contested | |
Also the very popular wheelbarrow races | In the Village Hall, the Flower Show attracted a great number of entries |
Teas on the patio were very popular | A record crowd, many of whom stayed all afternoon |
Once again the Dog Show with a myriad of classes proved very popular | |