Llantwit Major Victorian Fair 2007 Roundup

The sun was shining, the streets were thronging with people and the cash tills were ringing so all in all the feeling is everyone had a very successful day.

The Llantwit Major Chamber itself raised over £500.00 for the Allys 2 Africa fund with the help of Dragon Bouncy Castles, Cardiff and some magnificent volunteers, including pupils from Llantwit Comprehensive, who manned the inflatables.   Councillor Russell Downes has pledged to take the total to £750.00 from his Charity account with monies collected during his reign as Mayor and the fundraisers are absolutely delighted.

Janet and her team wish to thank many people for joining with them to make the day so enjoyable.

The Mayor, Councillor Robert Hutchinson and Town Cryer, Dave Wilson for opening the Fair at 10.00 am.

The judges, Vale Councillor Gwyn John and Emma Smith,Town Manager, for their stirling work judging of the Best Dressed Shop Windows, First Prize Travelcare, Second Prize, Red Cross and the Best Dressed Stalls, First Prize Lifelong Learning and Second Prize Llantwit Twinning Association.

 Assistant Head Teacher, Debra Thomas, standing in for the headmaster Vince Brown called away to rescue his wife from the mud of Glastonbury, who masterfully refereed the Tug O, War.  The Victorian Fair Inaugural Cup was won by the Point Break Surfers

The South Wales Police and the First Responders and St Johns Ambulance who worked very hard keeping an eye out for problems and helping look after people in distress.

All the Traders and Stallholders who dressed up and participated and people all over town who ran a great variety of events, especially the NSPCC Ladiees on bikes who added to the atmosphere greatly.  Hopefully next time the local charities and traders who didn’t join in on Saturday will do so next time, making the event bigger and better!

The Town Hall staff for their patience in dealing with all the queries from members of the public that mistakenly thought the Town Hall were organising the Fair.

The Gem for being so supportive it was very much appreciated.

There were a few hitches and we wholeheartedly apologises to anyone from out of town who had difficulty parking.  On Thursday the Town Council had kindly granted permission to use the Sports Field but after all the rain Friday and Saturday Morning it was decided that not wanting the Victorian Fair to be the cause of any damage to the field it would not be used.

There were also some problems with people pulling out stalls at the last minute and some offers of help failed to materialise but all in all for their first Victorian Fair everybody involved was really delighted at how it all went and felt they learnt a lot for the future.

It has been muted that it should all happen again next year and we would welcome any views on the subject so please use link below.

Please click here to view additional Victorian Fair Photos 2005 / 2007.