Compton Fete 2025

What a day! On Saturday 9 May Compton Village Fete 2026

drew crowds of visitors, who helped raise funds for many local causes. We are delighted to announce that this year’s Fete made £16,182, beating our previous record of £15,145 in 2022. In addition to record profits, this year’s fete featured:

- A record number of stalls

- A record number of volunteers

- And, quite possibly, a record amount of fun squeezed into one afternoon.

2026 beneficiaries

The Allotments, £2,986 - Compton Club, £2,982 - St Nicholas’ Church, £2,948 - Compton NEWS, £900 - Village Hall, £2,385 - Compton Little Theatre, £1,192. Our chosen charities, Godalming & Villages Community Store and Action for Carers Surrey, will receive £1,596 and £1,193 respectively. Takings from each stall (2026 record profits are highlighted in bold) Grand Draw £2,856, Silent Auction £1,144, Tea Tent £808, BBQ £2,134, Ice Creams £945, Bottle Tombola £1,057, Bric-a-Brac £699, Cakes and homemade £1,125, Plants & Produce £3,588, Pimm’s £603, Beer Tent £1,194, Fizz (Greyfriars) £389, Bouncy Castles £50, Books £445, Face Painting £376, Pick-a-card £180, Bits & Pieces £168, Maggot Racing £190, Teddy Tombola £365, Human Fruit Machine £149, Hook-a-Duck £129, Coconut Shy £23, Stocks £69 — it’s not all about the money, but about the fun had and it certainly was!

The Grand Draw and Silent Auction were phenomenally successful. This is the first year that the Silent Auction has attracted bidding in excess of a thousand pounds — thanks in large part to it going online. But the profitability of both is due to the talent and generosity of our local supporters and residents who donated such a fantastic array of prizes. Compared with previous years, takings across most stalls were up on average, including Human Fruit Machine, Greyfriars, Pimm’s, Ice Creams, Bottle Tombola and the Beer Tent. Stalls were exceptionally busy throughout the afternoon. Most importantly, thank you to everyone who gave their time, energy, skills, equipment, cakes, plants, prizes and muscle power, as well as the many who came on the afternoon. One couple had come from over 15 miles away because they had seen the Fete advertised online and thought it looked like a lovely way to spend the afternoon. Whether you were parking cars, flipping burgers, serving drinks, selling tickets, entertaining crowds, setting up gazebos or clearing up at the end, every contribution mattered. The Fete is run entirely by volunteers and is a fine example of what community spirit can achieve.

Finally, a very special thank you to this year’s wonderful committee: Leni Coleman, James Kent, Sarah Metcalfe, Miriam Morris, Nick Palmer, Danielle Rowe, James Saunders and Sara Verbruggen.

We are already looking forward to doing it all again next year! Please save the date for Compton Village Fete 2027, which will be held on Saturday 8 May. If anyone is keen to get involved next year, please do get in touch. Thank you again and best wishes, Miranda Wells, Chairman, Compton Village Fete Committee.

Here are some the day’s photos with many tanks to Dave Pullinger.