OLD
ALRESFORD
VILLAGE FAIR
15th June, 2013
Once again there was a great team spirit as
Old Alresford prepared for the Village Fair
on the Green. Strong winds and squally rain
made setting up stalls tricky and the Grand
Draw and Bar decided to take shelter in the
Christy Hall with the Teas. Gazebos were
only put out just before the fair opened but
we were lucky as the wind dropped and the
rain held off for a couple of hours to give us
a window of opportunity.
Sadly the Community Choir had had to
withdraw and was unable to entertain in the
arena but the Dog Show was as popular as
ever and Graham Everett did a great job
judging the canine competitors.
Hunt the Hound Treasure Hunt had the
children scurrying all over the Green to find
Horace, Hugo, Humphrey and the rest of the
pack and Tamsin’s was the winning entry
drawn from the magnificent kennel made by
Steve Patey.
The Brook plays an important part in the Fair
and we usually have remote-controlled
boats for hire. Sadly the Eastleigh Model
Boat Club had their club house at Twyford
burgled on the previous evening and their
equipment stolen. They did however bring
along some beautiful models to display. The
Duck Race is always a jolly event and so
popular this year that we ran out of ducks!
The stalls were laden with goods all kindly
donated. The ever-popular Bottle stall was
heaving with bottles and the Cake stall
beautifully presented. Watercress and
spinach donated by The Watercress
Company sold like ‘hot cakes’ on the
Produce stall and the Book stall, Bric-a-Brac
and Toys stall had bargains galore for their
customers.
Old Alresford Village Fair is very traditional
and non-commercial and always has plenty
of fun sideshows and activities to e