Village Squire, 1973-06, Page 15It's no big deal really.
Every year for the past few years, the
people of Belgrave United Church have
put on the Welsh Country Fayre. Really,
it's just a big old-fashioned country
bazaar, but then these are rare these days.
The Welsh part comes from the church's
minister, Rev. John Roberts, who is
Welsh. When the church decided a few
years back to stage a fund raising event,
he suggested it be Welsh.
So the Welsh Country Fayre will be in
the Belgrave arena on June 30.
If you wander in you're likely to see
all sorts of home made games. You'll
see needlework on sale, home baking
and aprons for the buying. There'll be
a white elephant sale and the men of the
church will have a stall where they will
sell things they have made. Last year
one of the attractions was a huge doll
house made by one of the men.
Every year there is a big supper, smor-
gasbord style.
But the real care of the whole event is
the atmosphere. It's that country feeling
where everyone smiles and discusses the
happenings of the neighbourhood. Bel-
grave has always been one of those close-
knit communities that work hard to keep
the village on the map. The Country
Fayre is another example of why such
little towns refuse to disappear.