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Harting
Festivities Monday 31st May 2010
Harting Festivities Monday 31st May 2010
Our annual village Festivities will take place on
the Bank Holiday Monday at the end of May. Once again there is a varied
programme through the day that commences at 11.00am with the historic
Old Club roll call and parade.
For those of you new to the area or longer
established, it is worth reminding ourselves of the aims of the
Festivities, which are “to be an event for the people of the Parish of
Harting and its environs that will link with the Old Club celebrations
to provide an enjoyable and stimulating day and will raise funds for
worthy village projects”. Every year proves to be an enjoyable and
worthwhile event for all ages and this year will be no exception,
whatever the weather.
A programme will be distributed throughout the
parish a week or so before which will contain all the details of what is
happening, when and where. There will be over 30 stalls and attractions,
of special interest this year will be a traditional crafts area which,
amongst others, will feature a blacksmith and a woodcrafter.
Raffle tickets will be on sale shortly with a first
prize of £250 and many other prizes, please support this as it is a
great fundraiser. On the day there will also be raffle tickets sold in
conjunction with the Mid Hants Hot Air Balloon Club, this will be to win
a balloon ride at the mass launch of hot air balloons that will take
place from 5.30pm at the War Memorial Playing Fields, we expect there to
be about 11 places in individual balloons. Everyone is welcome to come
and watch, it promises to be a spectacular sight as they take off over
Harting.
Alan Clark (01730 825744) is again collecting good
quality books for the book stall, also look out for bottle stall bags
that will be dropping through your letterboxes.
The Fancy Dress competition and parade this year is
open to children and adults, “Scrapheap Fashion”, an outfit or just a
hat made from any recycled materials, judging is taking place at
11.40am. The Dog Show, a not too serious canine competition, is looking
for entries (contact Francis Weallans 01730 826888) look out for the
posters. Preceding the dog show will be the exciting display of dog
agility. Participants for the Harting Fun Run can sign up for the races
on the day.
For those of you interested in the history of
Harting there will be showings of the 1950’s Harting Film, photo
displays, Harting Scrapbooks and also a leaflet guide tour of the Parish
Church explaining points of architectural and historical interest.
There will be plenty for everyone to enjoy: music,
games, entertainers, bouncy castles, children’s activities, food and
drink, pony rides and a wide range of stalls.
As ever, we are grateful to the many willing
volunteers who are happy to get involved on the day, if you feel you
could contribute some time to assist please contact Sally Bull on 01730
825036.
Let’s hope the weather is as kind to us this year
as it was last year, see you there, everyone’s welcome!
Rhys Williams, Festivities Chairman
01730 825433 |