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Originally posted by Hiram Sedai:
Thank you for that dose of reality. I don't have a clue what a fete is. Is that plural for foot? I was just curious though. I'll go away properly chastised now.
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The annual Fete on the village green or playing field has long been a traditional, and enjoyable, way of raising money for some worthy cause in the village, be that repairing the church roof or building a new village hall. They were always simple home-spun affairs where everyone 'mucked in'.
The ladies of the Women's Institute usually provided the teas and the cake stall. The farmer supplied bails of straw to mark off the area for bowling and provide a wall for the darts competition. The scouts and playschool collected bits and pieces to sell (the forerunner of the car-boot sale).
All the games were the simple games of years gone by - bowls, skittles, darts, hoopla. If someone had a pony, there were pony rides for the children.
Many moons ago there was traditionally a greasy pole involved in at least one game. Either vertically for a climbing competition or horizontally for a pillow fight with sacks filled with straw. Musical entertainment was usually provided by local musicians.
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