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Giant Pasty up for grabs signs, and a Bottle Top Boogie Band which stole
the show. It was a great community effort and
Early in November Helston Lizard held their Rotarians helped in many areas, including some
annual Charity Harvest Auction again kindly from the Wiveliscombe Rotary Club (from
hosted by Alec and Lowenna Robertson at the District 1200).”
Black Swan, Gweek. Gweek Silver Band, led by
Musical Director Tony Richards, attended and Prior to the event, members practised assembling
played before the auction. marquees in preparation for the Charter Fair in
the Riverside Hall Car Park. It took them almost
Auctioneer and club member Ivor Mann auctioned two hours to erect six tents. Well, almost. To
the many and varied lots (including a giant pasty ensure that the tents do not blow away in the
from Horse and Jockey) that had been donated wind, the group normally tie the tents down to six
and raised the amazing sum of £1113. The funds old beer kegs filled with sand and concrete.
raised will benefit the band and local charities and
good causes. During the year, however, some of the rowdier
elements in Bampton had rolled two of these
down the river. Tow ropes and a Land Rover were
considered a way of retrieving the kegs, but in the
end, one of the brave Exmoor Rotarians (Derek)
donned his waders and went down the river to get
at least one of them back. Guess what happened
when he tried to retrieve the second keg....
Seven centuries and counting Every picture tells a story!
The Bampton Charter Fair, supported by the More information from Secretary Peter Gibson on
Rotary club of Exmoor, is a staggering 759 years 01398 332135 or
old. petergibson.pg@googlemail.com
A spokesman for the club said: “The Fair ran very
smoothly on a day that brightened up the longer
it went on in more ways than one. Among the
features involving Rotarians were a craft fair in
the Church, boosted by hastily erected extra
