A warm welcome awaited all the family from 3 pm in the specially decorated Parish Church and no one was to be disappointed. The weather was fine and some 40 people sat down to a sumptuous afternoon feast, sipping tea from beautiful vintage crockery kindly supplied by Poundon House. A selection of speciality teas were supplied by Alex Smith, a resident of the village who owns The Tea House. Cream teas with scones and a multitude of cakes were consumed, all baked by local people and sandwiches were kindly provided by the Red Lion so grateful thanks to Lesley and Kevin who got up early to make them!
The sound system and an eclectic mix of music from vintage years gone by was put together by our very own multi-talented Mike Gore. To add to the fun a draw was held with some great prizes for the lucky winners and a prize went to the best dressed man and woman.
The event was held to raise money for the Church Porch Restoration Fund and a donation was also made to Sobell House. In all, the event raised £450 after expenses of just £25. Grateful thanks go to everyone who helped organise and generously support this event and in particular to Sarah Watkins and Anthony Flack for bringing it all together.
We are delighted to report that everyone managed to stagger out of the church after 5pm and we suspect that few people were planning to eat an evening meal.
