FOREWORD
Diary
Saturday 10 June 2006
from 2:30 pm
Village Strawberry Tea at
the Whitwell Farm, High
Street, Whitwell Strawberries, Scones, Jam,
Cream,Cup of Tea, Raffle.
Saturday 24 June 2006
from 1:30 pm
Shorwell Midsummer Fayre at the
Northcourt Manor Grounds A lovely village show with
stall’s, garden walks and
arena events, good fun.
Saturday 01 July 2006
from 7:30 pm
Unity Stompers Jazz Concert
at the Whippingham Church
Orchard ( inside church if wet! )
Bring a picnic and a chair and
listen or dance to the Jazz sound
of the Unity Stompers, raffle and
refreshments available in interval.
Saturday 08 July 2006
from 10:00 am
HOSPITAL FUN DAY at
St Mary’s Hospital.
A wide selection of stalls and
entertainment for all the family.
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COUNTY SHOW - 12th - 13th AUGUST
COUNTY SHOW
Established for over 100
years, the County Show,
which will be held at
its Northwood ground
on August 12-13, is the
longest running event on
the Island.And in recent
years, it has just got better
and better.
It is a professional, well
run show, with plenty of
up-to-date
attractions,
but it also retains an oldfashioned
atmosphere
that typifies traditional
rural life on the Isle of
Wight.
Like
all
venerable
institutions, it has had
its ups and downs over
the decades. A few years
ago, it even seemed to
be in terminal decline,
but determined efforts to
bring it round have proved
outstandingly successful.
It now appeals to all ages
and all sorts of people,
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