We are urgently seeking prizes for the Tombola stand at the upcoming fete and would be grateful for the donation of small unneeded but unused items. Anything such as a “not quite sure why they gave me this” gift seeking a new home will be very useful. When convenient, please drop off at the Post …
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Welcome to the Fete & Show 10th August 2019
Despite an extraordinary year of rain and drought last year, the number and standard of entries was excellent. The challenge for everyone this year is to do even better. Within the show schedule there are many categories just asking for your entries, so what’s stopping you? This year St Denys Church is celebrating 800 years …
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Thank you to John and Pauline for all they have done
A long time ago in the deep mid-winter in a quiet street in Evington there was a meeting. The founding members of the Fete were moving far away and needed to find new people to run the Fete and Show. They had heard of a rather special couple called John and Pauline Sloan who might …
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NO BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH – WE NEED YOUR HELP AND WE NEED IT SOON
The first Evington Village Fete & Show was intended as a one-off celebration of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002. That was 16 years ago and we now need new people with fresh ideas to safeguard its future. The Fete needs a working party, or committee, of 14 people to make it happen and there …
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Prize Winners from the Evington Village Fete Grand Prize Draw 2017
PRIZE WINNER 1st Prize Leicestershire Aero Club Trial Flight Mrs Eatough …
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The Day Dawns
Evington Village Fete & Show 2017 Phew! What a week! Monday was damp and iffy, Tuesday torrential rain and Wednesday wet again. Can we hold the fete if this weather continues? Organisers fingernails chewed to the knuckle. Poor old Parks trying to cut the village green without drowning and succeeding through sheer willpower. Thursday dawned …
Class 77 – definition does include “home-made cordial”
Class 77 in the Show Schedule says “Best brewed beverage (alcohol or non-alcohol) instead of a simple home-made cordial. The Oxford Dictionary says “brew” means make (beer) by infusion, boiling or fermentation; make (tea etc.) by infusion or mixture (- up, make tea); undergo these processes, concoct, bring about, set in train, etc., etc., we’ve …
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The Glorious Twelfth
Where has the time gone? The Fete is nearly upon us there are many things left to do which can only be done at the last minute. Like mark out and number the plots, plan where the ice cream, bouncy castle, first aid, notices, signposts, scout tents, book stall, and port-a-loos all go. Then put …
FETE ATTRACTIONS FOR 2018
IN THE MARQUEE Horticultural, Art & Craft Show The Marquee will be open once judging is complete from approximately 1pm until 5pm BY THE MARQUEE Official Opening by Assistant City Mayor Manjula Sood Display of Scarecrows – to be judged by public vote until 3pm Presentation of Awards & Prizes including Evington in Bloom winners …
Evington Village Fete and Show 