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Sunshine smiles on the village feteThe fete committee would like to say an enormous ‘thank you’ to everyone whohelped with Whitbourne village fete on Saturday July 14 th , in the face of someawful weather beforehand and the soggiest ground possible on the villagegreen. Those who helped us to set up, then manned stalls and created such agreat atmosphere, and then those who overcame tiredness and their own battleswith the elements to help us to dismantle and pack everything away – theyall deserve a vote of thanks. We hope that everyone who came enjoyed themselves– we were very lucky that the rain held off for the afternoon. There willbe a more detailed report, including the amount raised, next month.Whitbourne Village Fete CommitteeTriple celebrations in Whitbourne!Hot on the heels of the Jubilee picnic, villagers gathered together once again tocelebrate. On this occasion we had three reasons to make merry. The Communityshop celebrated its fifth birthday, the first cut was made to begin the newshop build and along withnew landlords we celebratedthe re-opening of the Live andLet Live pub. Our venue wasthe pub garden where we allenjoyed locally produced beefburgers and sausages, ablyprepared by the pub chef.Despite the rather wildweather it was a very happygathering and an excitingstep in the history of our villageshop.Eileen Badger, a foundermember of the team of volunteersmade the first cut of thenew ground assisted by AidenNeale. Much hard work andcareful thought has gone intoThe Cooke Family (left), the new landlords of theLive, and Eileen and Aiden (right) cutting the firstground at the site of the new shop.the new build and now we watch with anticipation as our new spacious premisestake shape.If, like me, you loved playing shops when you were young you will really enjoybeing a shop volunteer. However short a shift you can offer, you will be verywelcome to join the team. (I also used to enjoy playing at being a bus conductorso if you know where I can lay my hands on one of those ticket machines……… bring it on!) Margie Wall7 August 2012