Island Life Magazine Ltd February/March 2015 | Page 58

COUNTRY LIFE

Gilten Dinner celebration
T
he Gilten Market dinner was held
at the Chequers Inn, Rookley, by
kind permission of Mr and Mrs R
Holmes. Over 100 people sat down to a
meal of roast beef, including the Patron
of the Gilten Market, High Sheriff Claire
Lock, who proposed the toast to the
Gilten Market.
Claire was presented with a framed
photo of her gilding the champion
beast on the day of the sale, and
expressed her delight at the good
behaviour of the beast, when she

carried out the tradition of gilding its
horns with gold paint!
The photograph was kindly provided
by David Biles who was unable to
attend the dinner.
Laurie Calloway, Committee
Chairman, responded by saying that
the market had been hugely successful,
and paid tribute to the late Johnny
Harris who had been a great supporter
of the Gilten Market for so many years.
Cups and awards were presented to the
prize winners by the High Sheriff.

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