CHIDDINGLY CHURCH FETE

Chiddingly, East Sussex  BN8 6HE (opposite The Six Bells)

Saturday May 17th  2008

Pimm's with the Parson!

Around the Church and in the Old Vicarage adjacent

1.30 - 4.30pm   Free entry, free parking 

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Chiddingly has enjoyed its Church Fete for some years now, and it's an excellent example of a rural Parish Church fete held in the Sussex countryside.  Come and see for yourself - and enjoy!

The proceeds of the fete help support the Chiddingly Church General Fund.

We look forward again to welcoming everyone to the Church Fete, this year to be held on the sunny Saturday May 17th., around the Church, in The Old Vicarage garden and in the Village Hall.  The Fete will open at 1.30pm, and it will continue until 4.30pm, so it can the better incorporate lunch and tea as well as the usual fun and frolics.

Timetable - approx

1:30     Opening by Rev’d Phil Hodgins
           
Refreshments and BBQ ready shortly afterwards.  

2:00     Chiddingly Primary School performs its Maypole Dance under the direction of Head Teacher Mrs Nicola Blake.

            The Warbleton Band plays during the afternoon.

            Various organists and visiting organists play in the church for 20-30 minutes each until 4pm.

4:00     Raffle draw – organised by Rod McDermott and Rhoda Buchan assisted by Rev'd Phil Hodgins, 
            followed by an auction of fabulous goodies and bargains, plus any leftovers from the stalls.

4:30     Close

Grand Raffle
Tickets available NOW at Golden Cross Antiques, Tel: 01825 872144 
Prizes include a £100 voucher for furniture; bottles of champagne; free entry to various places to visit; a Filofax briefcase; £25 worth of goodies from Waitrose; pet food supplies; a travel bag; a wine server; a back pack; 10-pin bowling; cinema tickets; jigsaw puzzle;  ...

The Warbleton Brass Band has been booked.

Organ music will be played in the Church during the occasion

The Austin 7 Car Club will bring along their beautiful old cars.

There will be home-made cakes, cream teas and refreshments.

The barbeque will be fired up.

There will be Pimm's, soft drinks and ice creams.

Ferret racing!

Richard Partridge will again be bringing on show his memorabilia from days gone by - items from country living as it used to be.

Then there will be a plant stall, books & CDs and DVDs, filled baskets, a £1 jar stall, bric a brac, a tombola, fresh eggs, lucky dip buckets, face painting, Pandora's box, putt for a fiver, live wire,  our Lachelle Link will organise a Treasure Hunt in France, Bagatelle, a Brownies craft table, naming the doll, a nearly-new stall selling clothing and shoes,  a lucky-dip for a beautiful American double bed patchwork quilt + 2 pillow cases + scatter cushion cover ...

St. Wilfrid's Hospice will have a stall, and the Royal British Legion will have an information stand.

Maypole dancing - by children from Chiddingly Primary School.

More information:  the fete organiser John Chatfield

Location:  Chiddingly is about 8 miles east of Lewes and 5 miles west of Hailsham in East Sussex, and 2 miles north of the A22 at Golden Cross.

Use the post code BN8 6HE in www.streetmap.co.uk  or use the googlemap above.