Church fete raises more than £3,500
The Church Fete, held on Pattingham Playing Fields on a beautiful summer’s afternoon, proved popular, with stalls and attractions to suit villagers of all ages. Provisional figures show a profit of more than £3,550.
Flowers for the Flower stall were donated by Lealans Garden Centre and coconuts for the coconut shy were donated by Gill Evans and the Pattingham farmers.
The farmers also made a £100 donation and Sandy McLean £20.
A number of cash donations have yet to be finalised. Profits from individual stalls and
attractions include:
Bottle stall | £600.00 |
Cake stall | £170.00 |
Refreshments | £211.50 |
Gates | £306.90 |
Flowers | £265.00 |
Football in tyres | £114.00 |
Pimms and Prosecco | £248.83 |
Coconut shy and Tin Can Alley | £119.00 |
Hoopla | £36.55 |
Tombola | £243.50 |
Raffle | £914.50 |
Donations | £120.00 |
Third party stallholders donations | £300.00 |
Sun shines on Church Fete

St Chad’s Church Fete struck lucky with the weather this year and visitors enjoyed everything on offer, from Prosecco to tea and cake, a bouncy castle – and a display of classic cars.

(taken from the articles which appeared in the August 2022 Parish News magazine.)
Photography by Mike Coope.