Once again we were very lucky with the weather on the day of The Big Affair and the sun shone for us.
As always, we would like to thank Kerry and everyone at Upwey House for their magnificent support; without them we wouldn’t be able to put on this event. And also we would like to thank those local organisations who kindly donated some of the raffle prizes.
We had some very popular additions to the line-up this year. The children, and some adults, were very engaged with the Punch and Judy Shows and their shouts of delight could be heard around the field. Donkeys, from West Hills Donkeys, quietly took excited children on rides. The afternoon’s entertainment was started off with Poole Me Hearties singing some sea shanties and quickly followed by Seaxa Anglo Saxons demonstrating a few fighting techniques.
Once again delicious food was provided from A-Yum Yum Thai, Bigger Bites Dorset and Lizzie Baking Bird, with a Mad Mitch Ice Cream van offering dessert. Drinks were provided by Cerne Abbas Brewery and Little Waddon Vineyard, who were much appreciated, and thank you to them both for providing raffle prizes.
Some new children’s games kept the youngsters happy, and a big thank you to Margaret and Susana for organising them. John’s fairground games also kept them entertained and, if that wasn’t enough, there was also the bouncy castle. For those who wanted something a little different, axe throwing proved to be very popular, but with varying amounts of success!
Again we welcomed back the Alpacas, who are always so popular, and a number of our local talented artists and crafters came along to tempt everyone with a variety of lovely items.
As the afternoon progressed we were treated to a couple of performances from local legends Robbie McIntosh and Steve Wilson. Again they went down a storm and a very big thank you to them.
Finally, the Upwey Society would like to send out a huge thanks to all those people who volunteered to help organise and support us on the day, without your help it would be impossible to run an event like this. And to those of you who came along, we hope you enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of food, drink and entertainment.
