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It had to happen .... after several consecutive
years of good weather we had a normal English summer's
day for the fete this year ... light cloud and rain!
That said, the customary enthusiasm by villagers meant
that the mood was still upbeat and lessons learnt from
previous events were implemented with success.
The fete was kindly opened by Verena with
brisk business being done in the main marquee, tea tent
and hamburger stall but not surprisingly the inclement
weather resulted in ice cream sales being well down.
Runners turned up in droves too; numbers only slightly
down on last year.
The pet show was well attended once again.
Dogs outnumbered other animals but it was good to see
at least one rabbit, hamster and ferret in the running!
A big thank you to all the sponsors and
organisers before, during, and after the fete, particularly
Ed and Tanya.
The introduction of the Fete Party that
evening was an inspiration. Two weeks before the event
few tickets had sold, giving the organisers sleepless
nights. However in true Wincle style, there was a sudden
rush of sales near the date and all tickets sold. The
evening would not have been possible without the enthusiasm
of the party committee, whose commitment was demonstrated
by meetings finishing at 3 am!
The full scale of talents within Wincle
were in evidence that night ... break-dancing, backing
vocals, wellie and pole dancing as well as the intrepid
scaling of the central marquee support!
Thanks go to Giles and Vickie Meadows
who very kindly donated the bar profits to the fete
fund. As a result the party raised more than £1,500.
This meant that, despite fewer visitors,
the total profits from Wincle fete this year were similar
to last year.
Alison Weston
A special word of thanks to Doug Chadwick, who spruced
up the village before the fete. He strimmed the grass
round the Millennium Stone, and the telephone box has
never been so clean, nor have the road signs.
Fell Run
Despite poor weather 169 runners from
all over England, and four from the Netherlands, descended
on Wincle for its unique annual Trout Run. Four Link
readers lined up too for this demanding 9 km (5.5 mile)
fell race in which every runner gets a fresh trout.
The runners had to wade through the Dane, endure 900
feet of gruelling climb and descend steeply down from
Hanging Stone back to Danebridge to qualify for their
fish. Lloyd Taggart, of Dark Peak Fell Runners, and
who also competes in the British and English Fell Running
Championships, was overall winner in 33:04. Lloyd won
this race two years ago as well. This time Verena presented
him with the new, trout-shaped trophy, donated by Danebridge
Fisheries. First local was Andrew Poirette from Langley
in 35:56. First Link reader was Chris Weeks in 40:10.
Seventeen 10 to 15 year olds – including
two young Link readers - also had to wade through the
Dane to earn their medals in the 3km junior race. Race
winner was Nick Todd from Bristol in 13:44.
Many thanks to Boalloy Running Club for
providing most marshals and the 2 sweep runners, to
Bryan Dale for taking race photos, and of course to
our many local helpers. Full results and link to many
more photos on www.wincle.org.uk.
Alan Weeks
Junior
Reults (pdf format)
Senior
Results (pdf format)
More Race photos can be viewed at http://racephotos.topcities.com/
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