Firstly, thank you everyone who stepped in and helped make the Redlingfield Dog Show and Village Fayre a really lovely day and also everyone who came along - together we have raised around £1,100 for village facilities! It looked like people were enjoying themselves and it was great seeing all the wonderful dogs. A very big thank you to all the volunteers who helped out and made this one of the smoothest running events for ages. From mowing grass, to working the BBQ, stalls and raffles etc. Thanks as well to everyone who donated prizes and to the Be Well Barn for sponsoring the dog show rosettes. We were also fortunate in the weather - not too hot and not too cold and only a smidgen of rain right at the start to freshen things up. As a joint event we were raising funds for St Andrews Church (dog show, main BBQ & refreshments), the Doorstep Green (bar takings) and the village's general funds (everything else). The Dog Show, main BBQ & refreshments raised around £500 for St Andrews Church, the PCC are delighted and have asked me to thank all the volunteers for their help and everyone who came along.
Takings at Village Fayre element:
Games £130
Evening burgers £73 (burgers etc were donated)
Raffle £126
Whisky Draw £50
Bar takings £427.50 (Approx 50% of which is profit)
Total Village Fayre takings: £806.50 (all of which will be put in to the Parish Meeting bank account). In total we have raised around £1,000 - approximately £500 raised for St Andrews Church, £200 raised for the Doorstep Green & around £400 or thereabouts raised for the village. You all know but it is worth repeating - Redlingfield is one of the very few Parishes in Suffolk that does not raise a local council tax - instead we run events throughout the year such as the Summer Fayre, Pubs on the Green and Cheese & Wine evening to raise to £2,000-£3,000 a year that we spend as a village. It is a lot more fun and it means that people get to choose how much they contribute.
Harry Scotting with Indie, best in show, judges Nicky Stafford and Mike Putt, and Sarah Ward with Louie, reserve best in show.
Full Dog Show results:
Best rescue - Indie. Harry Scotting
Best Puppy - Aero. Tim
Young Handler. Otto. Alexa Spivey
Veteran. Mini Moo. Margaret Eastmead
Scruffiest. Buzz. Chrissy Motteram
Waggiest Tail. Charlie. Ella Day
Best female. Crumble. Nicky Stafford
Best male. Dino. Paul Eaton
Best trick. Finn. Phoebe Smith
Dog the judge would like to take home. Louie. Sarah Ward
Best in show - Indie. Harry Scotting (spaniel)
Reserve best in show. Louie. Sarah Ward. (Sheltie)