Fairs Archive
Take a walk down memory lane with a look at our past fairs. If you missed the fair near you, don’t worry, there is always next year.
Summer Charity Fair 2010
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
20 June 2010
The Summer Charity Fair is held in conjunction with Heritage Day. This year’s fair was a great day out for all the family with a mixture of old favourites and new attractions.
- Polo competition
- Cricket match
- Beagles
- Food outlets
- Children’s’ mini fair (sponsored by ABF The Soldiers’ Charity)
- Marching band spectacular.
- Plus all the heritage of the Academy…
Spring Fair 2010
Hovingham Hall, North Yorkshire
19 and 20 May 2010
Food and craft stalls within the stunning, 18th Century Hovingham Hall.
19 May
There was a special preview evening on Wednesday 19 May at Hovingham Hall with over 50 stalls.
With an auction by Tennants Auctions and a Sounding Retreat by The Band and Bugles of The Rifles.
20 May
Hovingham Hall opened it’s historic doors for the full day of the Fair. In addition to the stalls there were free jewellery valuations by Tennants of Leyburn.
Michaelmas Fair 2009
Powderham Castle, Kenton, Devonshire
5 November 2009
Food and craft stalls within the picturesque Powderham Castle.
Look at all the photos from the Michaelmas Fair 2009
The Fair was officially opened by Lady Fiona Wall (centre), wife of the Commander in Chief Land Forces, General Peter Wall.
Early, Early Christmas Fair 2009
Tedworth House, Tidworth, Wiltshire
29-30 September 2009
Record numbers came through the door of the 2009 Early, Early Christmas Fair in support of the ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.
The fair raised over £40,000 with 450 people attending the pre-view and over 1300 attending on the Wednesday!
Thank you to everyone for making it the biggest fair yet.
Photo on left: Joining Lady Wall (centre) are, left to right, Brig Steve Hodder, CSM WO1 John Coles, Roger Mountjoy from Sodexo Defence, Colin Kenton, GFD for TidNBul, Caroline Cary, Fair Organiser and Col Tony Moorby, Regional Fundraiser for The Soldiers’ Charity
The presentation of the winning raffle prize.
Brig David Shaw, Director Regional Fundraising and Liaison, Richard Watt, Caroline Cary, Fair Organiser and Col Tony Moorby, Regional Fundraiser for The Soldiers’ Charity
Raffle Winners
1st Prize: £500 Cash prize – Richard Watt Picture Editor – HQ Land
2nd Prize: £200 Tesco Vouchers – Mrs Mary Nesbitt of Hungerford
3rd Prize: £100 Cash Prize donated by General Dynamics – Peter Andrews Heytesbury
4th Prize: VIP Tickets to Salisbury Concert – Jane Stampes Salisbury
5th Prize: £50 Tesco Vouchers – Dave Austin of Salisbury
6th Prize: £50 Tesco Vouchers – Michael Wigley of Wilton
7th Prize: Tatler Magazine Subscription – Naterlie Stamp Aspire Defence Ltd
8th Prize: Designer Basket – David Pike
9th Prize: Hamper – Pauline Spooner – Andover
10th Prize: Larousse Gasronomique Books – Martin Muncaster
Sponsors
Thank you to all the sponsors especially Aspire Defence and Sodexo Defence, advertisers, stall holders, visitors and the soldiers who work so hard to support this event
Press
Download our post-event press release for full details of the weekend
Read the Salisbury Journal article on the record breaking fair
Read the article in Wiltshire Life about Aspire Defence and the Early Early Christmas Fair!
Photos
Look at all the photos from the Early, Early Christmas Fair 2009