Melbourn Village Fete
and Music on the Moor Saturday 18 June 2016 Melbourn Village Fete 1 pm to 5 pm Music on the Moor 5 pm to 11 pm On the sports field behind Melbourn Village College near the community pavilion. Entry £2, £1 for concessions. There is free off road parking including disabled parking along the Moor, please follow the signs. Early summer heralds our village fete and we have, we hope, organised another fun day for us all. As always we are hoping for a beautiful summer’s day and evening to bring out the very best. However, we have lots to look forward to even if we suffer from a wet or cool day. The organising committee are delighted that this year our local Member of Parliament, Heidi Allen MP, will open the event. The field will be set up in a similar way to previous years with some improvements here and there. The marquee will be a little bigger providing extra room so that both the competitions and indoor stalls can be accommodated at the same time. More details about the competitions will be available from our website and in leaflets available from around the village such as the Co-op, doctors and dental surgeries, Post Office and some of the hairdressers. The opportunity will be there for all age groups to take part and lots of different categories will be open for you to enter. The stalls in the marquee will be for those needing power and shelter for their offerings. These will be at a premium price but offer, we hope, some extra facilities that have been asked for. Raffle tickets will be sold through our partners this year, Melbourn Primary School PTFA, and at various outlets around the village and on the day at the raffle tent near the pavilion. The top prize will be £100 cash plus lots of other prizes kindly donated by some of our local businesses. The pavilion will again have an old-fashioned tea shop serving home made cakes, scones, sandwiches and other delicious tea time treats all served on fine bone china to add to the occasion. Coffee and tea will be served including some herbal teas. In addition, homemade elderflower cordial will be available as a cold and refreshing alternative. Our ever-popular barbecue will be serving high quality locally sourced meat and vegetarian options by our fantastic team of volunteers led by Jenny. Sausages and
beef burgers with onions and garnishes served in rolls with dollops of mustard and ketchup are the firm favourites. In addition, we hope to also provide chilli con carne with nachos. New this year we are offering home-made ice cream. No additives or preservatives are in this, just cream and condensed milk with a range of delicious natural flavours. Created especially for us is Melbourn Magic, which contains honeycomb, chocolate chips and caramel, now that sounds like a real treat. We will only have a limited stock so be sure to come and have a scoop early on. Volunteers provide all of this food and we pride ourselves in providing only the very best quality at very reasonable prices. Of course, we will also have an ice cream van available as an alternative. In addition, commercial vendors will be selling food and we hope to have similar outlets as in previous years. They include a fish and chip van, a pasty stall and a crepe van serving savoury and sweet toppings. In addition, a coffee barista van will be selling freshly ground and brewed coffee and we hope to have a donut van as well. So you see a lot of food options to suit all tastes. Of course picnics are always welcome but we ask that you do not bring any glassware to the field for obvious reasons. This leads us to the bar. Donna and Paul return with their team to provide non- alcoholic and alcoholic drinks for us all to enjoy responsibly. Real ale in casks and lager should quench the thirst. Locally produced cider, which has proved so popular, will also be offered. Alternatively, our now famous Pimms cocktail sold by the glass or pitcher will also be for sale. A selection of white and continued on page 13 melbournmagazine
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