FESTIVAL: At Climping

A food and craft festival will be held in the grounds of the village hall, on both Saturday and Sunday, with at least 25 stalls, cookery demonstrations and entertainment for the children.

There will also be a food trial, to allow visitors to taste different types of food and drink.

Scarecrows have their own festival, in the church hall, from 11am on Saturday. All are welcome and visitors are invited to bring their own straw-stuffed friends along to be exhibited.

Twenty private gardens in the village will be open to the public, all day on Saturday. Entry is 5, and children go free.

An exhibition of classic cars and motorbikes will take place on Sunday, to celebrate Father's Day, at the village hall. Entry is 2.50 each, or 5 per family.

A festival of colour will be arranged in the church, where parishioners will decorate the building with flowers, ready to be admired on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

The theme this year is A Country Church.

The church will also hold a songs of praise service, entitled Food, Flowers and Faith, at 6.30pm on Sunday.

Lunches, teas and light refreshments will be available from the festival caf, at the church hall, which will be open all weekend.

Free minibuses will circulate the village for the whole weekend and all proceeds will be divided between St Mary's Church of England School, Climping, and St Mary's Church.

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