Fun Day
Every summer (since The Queen's Jubilee - 2002) the village holds its Summer Funday. This takes place on a Saturday (1st weekend in July) and goes on all afternoon (starts with parade at 2:30). This event attracts all the villagers (young and old) who wish to participate from organising the events in the field and helping with the organising of the Fancy Dress competition to helping set up the stalls and gazebos on the main field at the back of the Pub.
The Fun Day begins with a parade from Paresh's newsagent at 2:30 going down St Catherines Way past St Catherines Church, down Main Street and towards the field at the back of the Old Black Horse pub where the judging will take place.
In 2007 the Fun Day was not able to be held in July due to the field being waterlogged, but the Day was rescheduled to September 8, 2007.
The 'Fun Day' has recently been restarted by a village fundraising group - Parklife Youth, as a village fete, held at the beginning of September.
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