CELEBRITY CHEF AT FETE

WONDERFUL weather, a celebrity chef and an unprecedented range of stalls and games made this year's Buxted Summer Fete one of the best ever.

The village fete took place at the Basil Ionides Memorial Centre on Saturday. Ready, Steady Cook star Tony Tobin (pictured, right) presented a live cookery demonstration and judged the cake competition along with BBC Radio 2 presenter John Marsh, who lives in the village.

Mr Tobin, who has a friend living in the village, has been to the fete for the last three years. This year's demonstration was delayed '“ the barbecue took a long while to light.

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And there was plenty of amusement when the TV chef, who has a restaurant in Reigate, burned one of the items he was cooking.

The event was run by a committee lead by Alison Knott, with Esme Brooks, Fiona McQuarrie, Gill Goldsmith, the Rev John Challis and his wife Jenny.

Although the final total has not yet been confirmed, a spokesman for the committee said the amount raised could be as much as 4,000 '“ which will go towards improvements to the village facilities.

Among the attractions on offer were a raffle and tombola, a penalty shootout, dog show and a vast array of traditional games such as coconut shy and 'chuck a wellie' kept both adults and children amused throughout the afternoon.

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