VILLAGERS in Thurlaston are looking forward to welcoming visitors to its first full-sized traditional village fete in four years on Saturday (July 1).
Residents are putting out the bunting for their first full-sized fete since the pandemic, which led to it being cancelled in 2020 and taking place on a much smaller scale just for villagers in 2021 and 2022.
This year the fete will be open to all, and will be celebrating country village crafts, with scarecrows in keeping with the theme or dressed up in honour of the Coronation of King Charles III.
In addition to craft stalls, the fete will include gifts and garden plants, bric-a-brac, books and bottles, cakes and pre-loved fashion, plus children’s games and variety of refreshments in the village hall and outside the church, where there will also be music.
Organiser Sylvia Jacques, on behalf of the fete team, said: “We are really excited about this year’s fete and looking forward to welcoming all-comers once again to enjoy our wonderful village tradition.”
The fete will take place in Main Street and Church Lane from 2-4pm, and will be raising vital funds for the village hall and St Edmund’s Church. Entry is free.
