The Village Fete
- The main fund raising event for the church is the annual village fete which is a 'whole village' event. It is organised by a seperate fete committee which varies from year to year.
- To join us, get in touch by emailing the webmaster.
Village Fete - Saturday 10th June 2023
The 2023 fete had a theme of 'pirates' and was attended by 'Captain Jack Sparrow'.
It's always a great day out for the whole family. There were a full range of traditional fete activities such as the bottle stall, the tent, the Pimms tent, the cake tent, the tea & cake room, the plant stall, skittles, welly wanging, the coconut shy, alpacas, axe throwing, toys, books, Local History Society, Fire Brigade, Police, ice creams, sweets, the raffle, Fair Trade items, and lots more stuff for the kids! Burgers were consumed, bottles of wine won, balloons made and lost and a good day out had by all.
This year the Dog Show proved as popular as ever. Annually classes include: Best Child Handler (Primary School and Secondary School); Most Handsome Dog; Prettiest Bitch; Waggiest tail; Most appealing eyes; Best 6 legs (legs include the owner!); Dog most like its owner with an additional prize for the best dressed; Dog the judge (John Montague) would most like to take home; Best in show. Unfortuantely it appears records are not kept as to whether there are any repeat winners!
A very respectable total profit of £5,500 was made.
Our thanks to all who donated raffle prizes for their generous support.
2023 Fete photos - cick here to open the album in a new tab.
A quick tour of Shirenewton Village fete 2023. - cick here to watch it on YouTube in a new tab.
The fete is a massive undertaking every year and couldn't be held without the hard endeavour of numerous people. Our thanks to all involved.