What a weekend it was!  Bolton Percy certainly provided entertainment for all ages across the 4 days and the consensus is that the months of planning and effort were well spent.  We were fortunate that the weather stayed dry for the pig racing, fete, dog show, classic cars, 70 years exhibition, treasure hunt and on into the evening with the barbeque and pop-up pub.  It was wonderful to see so many people support the events and come together as a community.

Naturally any event is only possible with willing volunteers giving a huge amount of time to making it happen.  There are so many to thank across the weekend and thanks to everyone who donated items for the various stalls at the fete.  This weekend will go into the village archives for the next fabulous display of the decades in Bolton Percy!  

– Pig Racing

This was a family fun event, largely organised by Stuart and Alison Bradford in association with the cricket club and it kicked off the Jubilee weekend in great style.  The evening raised a fabulous £1035.74 from the racing and £576 from the cricket club bar.  This total was shared equally between BPCC and village funds each receiving £805.87.  Big thanks to the BP Cricket Club for ensuring the event ran smoothly.

– Summer Fete

It was superb to be able to resurrect the summer fete this year which was fabulously enhanced by the amazing 70 Years in BP exhibition, the classic cars display, the treasure hunt, the dog show, the barbeque and the pop- up pub.  So many events across the whole day meant there was something for everyone to enjoy.  The fete raised an incredible £2053.59 and we can also claim a further £93 in gift aid from donations received for the refreshments in the Parish Room.   This is all magnificent monies for All Saints’ church, Bolton Percy as the last 2 years has seen a significant drop in finances obviously.

– Barbeque at the ‘Pub’

Very many thanks indeed to Pat and Tim Watson along with Jon Atkinson and others for putting on the delicious food at the Parish Room after the fete.  The magnificent profit of £136.70 from this was donated to the Cemetery Garden team for equipment, sprays etc.

– Jubilee Picnic

The celebrations were rounded off with a picnic on the Village Green, with Union Jacks and Trifle very much on the menu.

– 70 Years in BP Exhibition

To cover the period from the Queen’s Coronation to the present day, an exhibition of stories and pictures was compiled by Jenny and Martin Rice, assisted by Denise Ford, who had plenty of stories to contribute. This proved very popular and extra viewing sessions were added. The whole exhibition is currently being transferred to a series of A3 files, which will no doubt be of interest to BP residents in future years.

A huge thank you to everyone who visited, helped or contributed or were involved in any way.