Charlbury Street Fair 2009 - Charlbury, Oxfordshire
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  • Charlbury Street Fair 2009 - Charlbury, Oxfordshire
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  • SATURDAY 19th SEPTEMBER IS THE DAY!!  All the fun of the fair with many new events to see annual (raw) egg throwing competition – friday fairground amusements stalls children’s entertainer morris dancing fire engine demonstration classic car exhibition art exhibition grand evening parade bbq all day and teas hot food in the evening dancing in the street with true colours parking on wychwood paddocks displays by cads, shed, street stage & charlbury primary school 10k fun run and walk —sunday  Plus many, many more too numerous to mention Chances to win many prizes for Children’s Fancy Dress, races, games,  plus the Grand Draw  Theme this year is BACK TO THE FUTURE  Annual (Raw) Egg Throwing –  This event will kick off Street Fair and will take place on Friday 18th  September at 6.30pm outside the Rose and Crown.   Teams of two;  minimum age 11.   See posters around the town and in the pubs and on the Charlbury website. £2 entry fee per team.  Come along and see if you can win the “Egg Cup”!!   Events on the day will start at 1.30pm with the judging of the Children’s Fancy Dress competition on the Playing Close by our celebrity.    The Fair will be duly opened by the celebrity at 2pm and then the fun will really begin. This is the 54th Street Fair – the first was held on 24th September 1955 – so let’s make this one be the best ever! True Colours will be playing in the evening – so get your dancing shoes on! There will be something for everyone right through until 10pm so come prepared for all eventualities and all weathers, plus plenty of money to help towards the Corner House and Memorial Hall. Any late stallholders wishing to book a space can contact Teresa on 07881 963328.   Evening Parade Fancy joining the evening parade?   Get all your thinking hats on for the parade – join up with neighbours or work colleagues – out do next door!     Prizes to be won.   If you would like to join in the Parade, contact Sue Cooper at evening.parade@btinternet.com.  The parade will assemble outside the Shed in Nine Acres Lane at 6.30pm for judging and then making its way down to Church Street.  Evening Auction This will be held around 8pm when many great prizes are up for auction – including a pair of tickets to attend a live recording of Top Gear in October/November! 10K Run, Fun Run and Walk – 20th September This year’s Street Fair Fun Run starts at the Playing Close, Charlbury. There are two routes on mixed surfaces (tracks and footpaths) through the beautiful Cornbury Park for you to run or walk off the excesses of the previous day !!  Courtesy of Lord Rotherwick. Timed 10km with full signage, marshals and water point Timed 5km route for ‘fun runners’, juniors or walkers with full signage and marshals.  Registration: on the Playing Close from 9.30am (no pre-entry). Entry: £6 for 10km, £3 for 5Km and juniors (under 16) Prizes for both routes:  first man & woman; Vets & Juniors Further information: Geoffrey Griffiths at  g.h.griffiths@reading.ac.uk   Secondhand Books and Bric a BracAs with previous years, we shall be selling secondhand books and bric a brac, so please don’t throw anything out!! Contact details for Bric a Brac are Marion Greenfield at marion@little-lees.freeserve.co.uk and the contact for secondhand books is Eileen Kenrick who can be contacted at eileen@kenricks.plus.com.    All these details can be found in the Street Fair Programme which is now on sale at News & Things, Cotswold Frames, Fiveways Stores and Banbury Hill Farm —get your copy now!  Draw tickets are also on sale now. More information on www.charlbury.info
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