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Church fete that tempted tastes
A WHITE elephant stall, scones with jams, more than 600 pots of jams and marmalades, a pet show, pony rides, vintage cars and a spinning wheel with prizes made up the ingredients for a successful St John’s Fete at Flinders on Saturday 27 January.
The more than 100 volunteers behind the fete for months baked, jammed, pickled, sorted and cleaned, sewed and knitted to continue the tradition of the fete which has been held to support St John’s Church and other charities since 1939.
“The St John’s Fete only comes together with the support of so many locals who not only volunteer for months prior, but who all turn up at 7am to put up marquees and bunting and ensure everything is displayed beautifully,” fete convener Barbara Richards said.
“We had plants, cakes and cookies, fresh produce, hand knitted toys and handicrafts and one of the biggest arrays of jams and jellies ever seen.”
The fete raised more than $30,000 for the church and for local charities.
This year’s fete was sponsored by Community Bank Balnarring and District, Kay & Burton and the Flinders Community Association.
