Harvest Supper 2009
HARVEST IS A TIME OF CELEBRATION: hard work over; crops gathered in; larders full; time to sit back and reflect on how lucky we've been over the year. And compared to many parts of the world, we certainly have much to be grateful for. And Swaffham Prior certainly knows how to celebrate. The Harvest Supper on Saturday was a triumph of organisation, preparation and delivery.
A most enjoyable event for all who attended. More than eighty people sat down to a bountiful table of cold meats and multiple salads and delightful desserts, most of which were donated by willing helpers. The well-run bar lubricated the proceedings and the colourfully aproned team served all with a smile. The cabaret was fantastic a mixed group of brass, keyboard, percussion, string and vocal; a credit both to young local talent and local schools. A bottle of House of Lords Wine was auctioned as well as a superbly carved Father Christmas -a traditional American style, carved by our very own adopted villager, Dave Mitchell. Money raised from these items and the raffle will go towards the building of the roof on the secondary school in Karekekere, the village in Mara, Tanzania, that we are supporting.