Compton Fete 2025
Compton Village Fete Saturday 17 May, from 12 noon to 4.30pm
Compton Village Fete 2025 is almost upon us. Taking place on the recreation ground, the afternoon promises to be a lot of fun in the sun (fingers crossed) for all ages. We look forward to welcoming Compton residents and locals as well as their friends and families. There will be fun stalls with plenty of activities plus food and refreshments. Click here to download the full FETE FLYER for full details of the afternoon.
REMINDERS
CASH The Fete is almost entirely cash only, so please bring plenty of it, including change!
PARKING Always limited, so do please walk or lift-share wherever possible.
WATER Do be prepared and bring water with you, especially if it is forecast to be sunny and warm. A few bottles of water will be available for sale at all drinks stalls.
FOOD Like last year the BBQ will close at 3pm to allow the team to enjoy the fete with their families. There will be vegetarian burgers available as well as the usual Wakelings sausages and burgers.
FANCY HELPING ON THE DAY? If you can spare even an hour to lend a hand then Leni Coleman would love to hear from you: elenidprice@hotmail.com, 07930 393709. Volunteers are needed, especially for set-up / take-down, Parking, Bouncy Castles, Pick-a-Card, Dog Races, Maggot Racing and Hook a Duck, so get in touch if interested. Sign-up sheets are available at the Compton Club on Thursday and Friday evenings.
GRAND DRAW Tickets are only £1 each. If you have not bought them yet, don’t delay and miss out on the opportunity to win some
AMAZING PRIZES ... First Prize £300 CASH!, Second Prize The Withies – dinner, bed and breakfast for two. The full prize list can be found in the FETE FLYER.
Proceeds will be shared between various village causes and this year’s chosen charities, BRIGHT Cancer Care and Sophie’s Legacy to support their respective activities at The Royal Surrey County Hospital. BRIGHT Cancer Care focuses on improving the lives of people affected by gastro-intestinal and hepato-pancreato-biliary cancers. Sophie’s Legacy provides essentials for parents staying with their children in hospital. The Grand Draw contributes a significant sum to the overall takings so let’s see if we can break the record.
COMPTON CLUB will be open after the Fete closes.
STALLS THAT REQUIRE CONTRIBUTIONS
CALLING ALL BAKERS. This year the Tea Shop in the Club will be run by Godalming & Villages Community Store (the charity that benefited from the Fete for the previous two years). The Tea Shop will be situated in the members area of the Compton Club.
The Godalming & Villages Community Store volunteers are busy baking and wouldappreciate donations. Here’s their wish-list: coffee & walnut cake, chocolate cake, lemon drizzle cake, fruit cake, child friendly decorated cup cakes (but not too many), gluten free cupcakes, cheese straws, sandwiches, sausage rolls and vegan rolls. Please drop all donations at the Club on Friday evening or Saturday morning at 11am with an ingredients list (to guard against allergens). For more information or to confirm an intended donation please email Miranda Wells wellsmiranda@icloud.com.
CLT’s Human Fruit Machine. We will need some volunteers on the day, for an hour or two, to help run this really fun attraction that has been a big hit with visitors and volunteers alike at past fetes. Intrigued? To find out more, email: committee@comptonlittletheatre.org.uk.
Books/DVDs/CDs. Jane Turner: 07763 146448.
Bottles. The ever-popular Bottle Tombola is back again this year run by new volunteers. They would appreciate any bottle donations that you can give. Please call Judy on 01483 426419 to arrange delivery/collection or drop donations at the Club on a Thursday or Friday evening.
Bric-a-Brac. Nia Griffiths: 07811 460505. Please drop off on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays at Broadstone Cottage, Withies Lane, Compton, GU3 1JD in the glass porch. Other days please text first. Ideally final drop off on Sunday 4 May and no drop offs on the day. Please note: no books, no clothes, no big pieces of furniture and no electrical items.
Cakes and Preserves for the Cake Stall. Run by St Nicholas Church which welcomes all donations. Carole Cooles, Carolecooles@gmail.com, 07578 895040.
Plants and Produce. Richard Bennett (Ben): 01483 502372.
Tiny prizes for Pick-a-Card Jane Turner: 07763 146448. Anything for children that will fit on the face of a playing card. Mini toys, covered sweets, cracker prizes, bathroom bits...
We are looking forward to seeing you on what will be a fun day for all ages.
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HOW TO BUY YOUR GRAND DRAW TICKETS
Online sales by credit or debit card. Scan the QR code using your smartphone camera and tap on the link, or visit https://supportmylocal.org/store/compton-village-association/product/compton-village-fate-grand-draw-2025/ to purchase tickets securely online. Tickets are available in multiples of five and will be emailed directly to you. Please note that online sales will close at midnight on Friday 16 May.
Bank Transfer to the CVA. Lloyds Business Account, Sort Code 30-93-49, Account No. 00115047, quoting the reference GD. Please send an email to Sarah Metcalfe, sarah.metcalfe17@gmail.com, stating your name, phone number, how many tickets you have bought and how much money you have transferred. We will fill out the stubs and enter them into the draw.
Cash or Cheque. Contact Sarah Metcalfe at sarah.metcalfe17@gmail.com or on 07884 438974. Alternatively, if you get a paper copy of the NEWS, you should have received 10 tickets inside a pre-addressed envelope last month. Please return your completed stubs clearly marked with your phone number / email and cash / cheques (made payable to ‘Compton Village Association’) to: Sarah Metcalfe, 17 Spiceall, Compton GU3 1JQ.