Village fete ideas
Discussion
Our small village (about 100 houses and 300 people) is thinking of having some sort of summer event next year to get people together and raise a few £££ to improve areas within the village. We usually have a village summer BBQ anyway but thought this year we would make a week of events leading up to it.
Any ideas what might go down well, bearing in mind most people are over 50!?
We have a few cul de sac streets, plenty of parking although most people are from the village and walk anyway, a large turning area where we usually have the village bonfire and a large concreted stable yard where we usually do the BBQ.
So far we had thought about some sort of flower festival, a heritage and environmental trail, a tea/scones afternoon, a garden competition and open day, and a Festival of England with local and traditional food/past times and our motley collection of classic English cars on show ( I am guessing we can't charge for rides without the insurance).
Many of these are probably what the older folks in the village would go for, but hardly exciting and not going to make a vast amount of £££. Ideas? Likely to be July so the world cup wi be over?
Ace-T said:
Andymadmac used to arrange this kind of day for his village a while ago, might be worth dropping him a note to ask what worked and what didn't?
We supported by turning up in silly cars and the WI cake tent was to die for!
Trace
Old lady cakes...mmmmmmMMMMMMWe supported by turning up in silly cars and the WI cake tent was to die for!
Trace
Edited by Four Cofffee on Sunday 6th December 17:03
We have something similar every year. One thing that went down well recently was a potato growing competition. A few weeks before the fete, you sell seed potatoes for £1 each (or 50p for children) at the village pub/shop. The competitors then have to put them in a pot with some soil/ compost and grow them.
On the day of the fete they bring their pots along and these are turned upside down and the potatoes taken out and weighed. The one with the largest weight of potatoes wins a small prize (you might want separate adults / kids competitions). Everyone can then take their potatoes home for their tea.
On the day of the fete they bring their pots along and these are turned upside down and the potatoes taken out and weighed. The one with the largest weight of potatoes wins a small prize (you might want separate adults / kids competitions). Everyone can then take their potatoes home for their tea.
Depending on where you are in the UK, a craft fair? You don't get many out of Christmas even though crafters are making things all year round.
Failing that my village has a market once a year. We have a craft tent (for the previously mentioned craft people), two fields filled with rides, games and stalls where people sell random stuff. The school opens the playground and this year dedicated the whole space to food stalls so loads of independent food retailers set up while the school itself sold cakes and a recipe book that was made by parents of the children, the Friends of the Church hold a barbeque and one of the "village elders" (for lack of a better title) goes around 2 weeks before and collects bottles for a bottle raffle.
The money is split between several local groups including the primary school, the church, the playgroup and the village hall. It's something like £20 for a stall but the market itself has been going on for 2 decades now and gets a lot of people coming through the gates.
Failing that my village has a market once a year. We have a craft tent (for the previously mentioned craft people), two fields filled with rides, games and stalls where people sell random stuff. The school opens the playground and this year dedicated the whole space to food stalls so loads of independent food retailers set up while the school itself sold cakes and a recipe book that was made by parents of the children, the Friends of the Church hold a barbeque and one of the "village elders" (for lack of a better title) goes around 2 weeks before and collects bottles for a bottle raffle.
The money is split between several local groups including the primary school, the church, the playgroup and the village hall. It's something like £20 for a stall but the market itself has been going on for 2 decades now and gets a lot of people coming through the gates.
bimsb6 said:
MentalSarcasm said:
Depending on where you are in the UK, a craft fair? You don't get many out of Christmas even though crafters are making things all year round.
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its for next summer ..
MentalSarcasm said:
bimsb6 said:
MentalSarcasm said:
Depending on where you are in the UK, a craft fair? You don't get many out of Christmas even though crafters are making things all year round.
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its for next summer ..
Contact your local archery club and see if they'll be willing to run a have-a-go and donate the takings to your cause. We do this for a few local fetes, it help promote the club and gains us a few new members. They'll have bows that suit all ages... and it generally seems to be enjoyed by everyone.
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