A vibrant VE Day Fete from 10:30am to 4:00pm at the Northbourne Parish Hall and Meadow.
This free, family-friendly event is a nostalgic journey into wartime Britain, featuring:
- Cream teas, a beer tent, ice cream, and a community picnic area
- Live performances from The Kellet Gut Shantymen, The Ukulele All Sorts Group, Northbourne Park Choir, Betteshanger’s Albotat Band, and compère Bruce Doodney
- A 1940s-themed children’s fancy dress competition, flower show, and WWII-themed cake competition
- Wartime vehicles, a Pathe Newsroom screening vintage newsreels and local wartime memories, and the ever-popular Make Do and Mend stand
- Traditional games like bat and trap, along with face painting, tombola, and raffle prizes