Compton Fete 2017

Well, the gods were smiling once again on Fete day in Compton!  A heavy, but brief, shower right at the start sent everyone scurrying for shelter and covering their stalls in plastic but after that the sun came out, the crowds descended, and another hugely successful day was enjoyed by hundreds of people.  Compton Fete is a fixture in many people’s diaries from year to year, and they come from far and wide.  Clearly we have a formula that works – free entry, free parking, free children’s entertainment, free races for children and dogs, and many free attractions on various stalls. For the rest, nothing is very expensive and everything is run by the villagers and their friends, for the benefit of the village.  An amazing £10,572 profit was the result – which may be subject to some minor changes.

Here are the details, with last year’s figures in brackets.  Figures in bold underlined indicate a record for that particular stall.  Several records were broken again this year.
Plants & Produce –  £1,605 (£1,793), Grand Draw –  £1,438 (£1,848), Teas – £1,171 (£940) ,Bric-a-Brac – £1,038 (£882), Cakes –  £873 (£825)
Barbecue –  £877 (£1,070), Tombola –  £749 (£649)Ice creams –  £662 (£541), Books & Music –  £632 (£541), Beer Tent – £517 (£539)
Pimms Tent – £455 (£471), Hoop-La - £314 (-), Pick-a-Card – £266 (£162), Silent Auction – £240 (£341)Face Painting – £216 (£245)
Bouncy Castle – £206 (£242), Bits & Pieces – £160 (£193), Coconut Shy – £116 (£229), Compton Little Railway – £97 (£153), Eggstravaganza – £72 (£103)

As agreed at the Village Association Annual General Meeting, this will be distributed as follows:

Compton Club - £2,418Village Hall - £1,574Compton Allotments - £1,590
St Nicholas Church - £2,010Compton NEWS - £600
Meath Epilepsy Trust - £1,180Samson Centre for MS - £1,180

A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE – FOR PLANNING, FOR ORGANISING, FOR HELPING, FOR COMING, FOR ENJOYING - AND IN PARTICULAR, TO THE FETE COMMITTEE UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF PETER BARNETT.

NOTE FOR NEXT YEAR’S DIARY – COMPTON FETE WILL BE SATURDAY 19TH MAY 2018