Hello to all from the Wrestlingworth Goodwill Fund. Over the last couple of months we have been busy planning and preparing for our ‘main event’ of the year, the Summer Fete, which will be held from 2-5pm on Saturday 2nd September in the amenity field behind the Chequers in Wrestlingworth. As a taster to whet your appetite for what we hope will be a beautiful summer’s day, the Fete will be opened at 2pm by a well-known local person, there’s a fun dog show in the central ring so bring your favourite pooch along too, and we’ll have lots of entertainment with an Irish Dancing display, Red Cuthbert Morris Men and a Pirates show. We will have a number of side shows around the field with games and activities for all the family, and many of the village organisations will be joining us with their own stalls as well. Tea and scrummy cake refreshments will be available as well as our ever popular BBQ. As you can imagine there is a lot that goes into putting on such an event, from attractions in the central ring, to side shows and stalls, to all the refreshments, and of course raffle prizes, the programme, advertising and more! We’re really indebted to the Friends of Wrestlingworth Goodwill Fund who have helped us loads with the event planning. If this sounds like something you’d like to get involved with, we’d love to have you join us. The raffle tickets are a major part of the fund-raising for the Fete and we’ve been delighted by the prizes kindly donated by local businesses and Friends of Goodwill. We will be visiting all the homes in our villages of Wrestlingworth, Cockayne Hatley, Tadlow and Eyeworth through August to distribute the Fete programme door-to-door and to give the opportunity to buy raffle tickets. This year our top prize is £100 so please do buy a book of tickets when we call round. All money raised goes to the Goodwill Fund and helps residents of our villages. We will need help on the day to setup the field and stalls in the morning, man the side shows and refreshments, and tidy up the field afterwards. If you are able to offer even an hour or two on the day, that would really help - please do drop us a line if you can. 19 Finally on the fete we’d like to mention the White Elephant stall. If you have any books, games or household items that you can contribute to the stall, please contact us so we can arrange collection. Turning to other things beyond the Fete, we would like to remind readers about our Resource Award that offers financial support to aged 16+ students who are starting courses from September. We want to support younger residents in our villages who at the start of their courses and/or academic year can often have significant outlay for books, mandatory materials or equipment needed for their courses. An application form is now available to apply for financial support for such resources. All award submissions must be made by 10th September. And finally, a future date for your diary, the Goodwill Quiz will be returning to the Wrestlingworth Memorial Hall on Saturday 18th November. More details will be advertised and on our Facebook page nearer the time. We look forward to continuing our support of our villages and thank you in advance