Street Fayre 2010

I knew as I left the house on Saturday 31st July, I would find my pitch marks obliterated by the rain. Indeed, this proved to be the case. Thanks to “Toys R Us”, the giant, colourful chalks, a present from a “knowing” friend, did the job of re-marking pitches quickly.

I was joined on the Street by the amiable “fast food” man who immediately provided a welcome mug of coffee, almost too hot to drink! By 6am the stall holders were arriving and our “walkie talkies” were promptly put to good use.

I met one car definitely weaving its way down the Street the wrong way. “Could I have your name and pitch number please,”I challenged. “Professor Crump,” the reply came with a grin!

When all were in place we delivered a “Welcome Pack” to each stall and the Fayre was opened by the lively Karen Buchanan of Radio Norfolk. She also organised the Competitions, discovering that, much to the amusement of all, each knobbly knee competitor was called “Roy,” including Henry Thompson!

Queues formed all day at Gill’s popular food bar and Jan’s team in the Parish Room provided cakes of a professional standard, bringing in well over £1357.59 towards the final total. £1507.93 was raised by the bric-a-brac team led by Tony and Jenny Hooper. Congratulations!

Professor Crump was hilarious. The Pinxton Puppets, Billy Bubbles and the games in the Churchyard were enjoyed by all the children and their parents. The Mango Steel Band and Fakenham Town Brass Band provided exceptional interludes and the talented fifteen year-old Jazzy Jake kept our feet tapping. He surely must have a career in music. What a very modest and gifted young man, carefully monitored by proud parents.

The day ended with the brilliant Ugly Dog Skiffle Combo, who provided a background to a delicious Hog Roast outside the Bluebell. This was attended by over 200 local people and greatly enjoyed.

It has always been difficult to assess how many visitors attend a Fayre, but we are sure that we have never had so many people before. We did have a very good start to our funds, with money being carried forward from events in 2009, but we really did not expect a final profit of over £16,600.

Details of the disbursement of this money.

	Langham Parish Room		£4,200.00
	Langham Playing Field		£4,200.00
	Langham Church Building Trust		£4,200.00
	Langham Village School		£1,000.00
	Langham PCC for Churchyard Maintenance Fund		£1,000.00
	Friends of Langham		£500.00
	Glaven Caring		£500.00

The Service of Thanksgiving provided a very special atmosphere and a quiet time of reflection to bring this busyweekend to a close.

I would like to thank our sponsors and all villagers who helped at stalls and in other ways. For some it was extremely hard work and we really appreciate the time and energy expended during the day. I do hope you enjoyed the Fayre as much as we did. The Committee has worked together for well over a year towards the production of this successful day. It has obviously been most worthwhile and a great team effort.

The sun again shone on us.

Thank you!

Pauline Bartlett
Chairman Langham Street Fayre Committee 2010