The 2004 Village Feast
Hoorah! A true triumph, with several financial records being broken. Not that the event is just about money. More important is that the people who came enjoyed themselves, met lots of friends and other people, and had a jolly good time.
It was our highest gate ever with the total receipts being £1167.14. A number of individual records were also broken - the Bottle Stall (thanks to all who donated), the Bookstall, and the Lucky Dip. The Bar leapt from £94.13 last year to £177.70 this year. All the other stalls did brilliantly but not quite enough to break a record.
What was it held for, people asked. Apart from the fun, all the money goes to the Village Hall which, without the revenue from the Feast, the Jumble Sale and the Harvest Show would make a thumping great loss even if we did hugely increase the hiring charges. This year, under the prudent and watchful eye of our Treasurer Trevor Jones (known as the Gordon Brown of the Fens), we ended with a surplus of £284. £182 of this was contributed by those who left their newspapers in the Newspaper Shed. Thank you. Those who love horses will be pleased to know that our newspapers (not glossy magazines please) are made into the most delicious bedding for horses.
Returning to the good services of our Treasurer, most people will be aware that Trevor is leaving us within the next month or two. He is happy (this may not be the right word) to continue for a bit but WE URGENTLY NEED A NEW TREASURER. It is very urgent that someone does come forward, perhaps thinking "what can I give rather than take from the village". So please phone me (742974) if you would like to know more.