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Title: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: Squash64 on August 17, 2009, 23:31:30: Just to let you know that we took £1,800 at our Summer Fayre last Saturday and it's still going up!
All the money will be divided between Macmillan Cancer Support and the County Air Ambulance.
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: Ninnyscrops. on August 17, 2009, 23:47:13: Superb results Squash - have a huge pat on the back to you and all your fellow fund raisers.

Linda
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: Squash64 on August 18, 2009, 06:26:03: Quote from: Ninnyscrops (downtoearth) on August 17, 2009, 23:47:13
Superb results Squash - have a huge pat on the back to you and all your fellow fund raisers.

Linda

Thank you Linda :)
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: grannyjanny on August 18, 2009, 07:19:16: Well done Squash. Both very worth causes.
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: 1066 on August 18, 2009, 07:39:04: Great result Squash, well done to you all :)

Any pics? :D
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: Squash64 on August 18, 2009, 08:14:46: Quote from: grannyjanny on August 18, 2009, 07:19:16
Well done Squash. Both very worth causes.
Thank you :)
Last year we collected only for the Air Ambulance but this year decided to include Macmillan.
We invited the Cats Protection League and Swan Rescue to have stalls and they made some money for their funds too.
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: Squash64 on August 18, 2009, 08:16:20: Quote from: 1066 on August 18, 2009, 07:39:04
Great result Squash, well done to you all :)

Any pics? :D

Thank you :)

I only took pics of Saddad with a scarecrow but I'll ask our chairman to send me the ones he took and I'll put them on.
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: saddad on August 18, 2009, 08:17:32: I posted a few pics somewhere...
Well done Betty. Did the Teas make as much as before... they didn't think they had when I was there.. :-\
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: Squash64 on August 18, 2009, 08:57:27: Quote from: saddad on August 18, 2009, 08:17:32
I posted a few pics somewhere...
Well done Betty. Did the Teas make as much as before... they didn't think they had when I was there.. :-\

The photos you took are here David, thanks for posting them

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,54387.msg552266.html#msg552266

The Teas made a lot more than last year (different team of people) but not as much as the Cream Tea in May.
This is what we made on some of the stalls, but we are still waiting for a few others -

Teas £236
Veg £264
Plants £79
cut flowers £60
Tombola £198
Cakes £308
Bric a Brac £164
Pluck the Chicken £68
Gate donations £255 (no charge to come in, just donations)
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: saddad on August 18, 2009, 09:04:42: Excellent results... :)
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: shirlton on August 18, 2009, 09:17:50: Fanbloomintastic Betty. So nice that it all went to a worthwhile cause. Your allotment folks are so welcoming ;D
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: cornykev on August 18, 2009, 21:02:39: A great result and a big well done to all those who took part. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: lushy86 on August 18, 2009, 21:35:51: Well done squash, fantastic result and two great causes :)

Lushy x
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: Squash64 on August 23, 2009, 18:01:18: I've added a page of photos of the Summer Fayre to our website -
http://www.growit.ik.com/p_summerfayre09.ikml
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: shirlton on August 23, 2009, 18:19:03: Hey Betty I can see ower Tone over the back in the cafe eating his cake. He's the one in the brown jacket
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: Squash64 on August 23, 2009, 18:29:57: Quote from: shirlton on August 23, 2009, 18:19:03
Hey Betty I can see ower Tone over the back in the cafe eating his cake. He's the one in the brown jacket

Oh yes, I can see him now. Hope he enjoyed the cake :)
Title: Re: Our Summer Fayre result
Post by: saddad on August 23, 2009, 18:55:44: Do I get a look in? :)