News: Chilbolton Village Fete 2025
Chilbolton held its 2025 Village Fete in aid of the Church of St Mary the Less, at the Manor, courtesy of James and Janie Painter. Attractions included a Beer and Pimms Tent, a barbecue and the ever-popular Dog Show.
A new attraction was pedal go-karts, which were sized for both children, and adults:
‘Go faster, go faster’
And live music made a welcome return to the Fete in the shape of the band China Wolf, playing popular hits.
China Wolf
Ice creams were selling well:
The bottle tombola was busy all afternoon:
Dog Competition
The fun Dog Show attracted the largest audiences of the day. The winners, all looked very pleased with themselves, as did the owners:
‘Most handsome dog’ was ‘Fen’, which is short for ‘Fenris’
‘Barley’ won not only ‘Prettiest bitch’, but also snagged ‘Waggiest tail’
‘Freddy’ was adjudged to be most like his owner, Mark Husson
‘Bertie’ was the cutest puppy
Winner of ‘Best Denarian’, ‘Basil’ is 11 years old and joined Frank Finn from the Dogs’ Trust last November
Congratulations to all the winners. The dog competition continues to attract big crowds to the Fete each year. Even dogs that didn’t win first prize looked to be happy with their lot:
