Supporters of all ages aid St Michael's Church fete

KESTRELS Class from Pebsham Community Primary School performed their own dramatisation of the Parable of the Sower at St Michael's Church Fete.

They also delighted the crowd lining the church field with their country dancing.

The Kestrels were just one of the many groups associated with the life of the church who contributed to the success of Saturday's sun-blessed event.

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The 3rd Bexhill St Michael's Scout Group were offering a the catch-a-rat and electric wire games.

Visitors were greeted with well-stocked plant and book stalls.

The Bexhill Glimmer Stars Majorettes performed.

Visitors could try their luck with the raffle or their aim at the Crazy Kitchen crockery-breaking.

They could play "guess how many in a jar," chance their luck at the bottle tombola, play Pick A Lolly or Jean's Lucky Stars, Pick A card, or buy home-made mincemeat and marmalade or home-made cakes.

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The hot-dogs and strawberries and cream were selling well as were the toiletries and jewellery.

There were cards for all occasions, novelty putting to play, a used toy stall to browse with pocket money in hand.

A day of sunshine and family fun all added up to a significant profit for church funds.

This was to the delight of the Vicar, the Rev David King for, like most churches, St Michael's faces hefty bills.

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Saturday's proceeds will go towards the 40,000 fund to widen the north door and re-arrange the west end of the church to provide safe wheelchair access.

The funding for this project is nearing its target. The plans have been drawn up and await the permission of the Chancellor.

'¦.And then there is the 10,000 needed to replace the commercial-sized gas cooker in the church hall, a task which also involves the provision of an electronically-linked extractor hood to meet Health and Safety requirements.

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