Newcastle Bids Our Crappy Summer Farewell

The turn of the Will’s Playground sod MON19JUNE23

atest press release from the notorious Yvonne Hyland, issued on Friday, August 23rd 2024…

Newcastle’s annual parish fair is themed around a Summer Festival this year and is set to take place on Saturday, August 31st 2024, from 12 noon to 4pm…

The festival will bring the summer to a fun end, gathering local families and friends together for a day filled with games and music.

The community can look forward to a variety of stalls and classic festival food favourites to enjoy throughout their day. Stalls will include locally made chutneys, jams, and cakes to purchase; plant lovers will have a choice of outdoor plants to choose from and there will be books, children’s toys and festival essentials for sale.

Speaking about the Summer Festival, Revd. Ross Styles said, “The Summer Festival is a wonderful way to cap off the holidays and serves as a great opportunity for our community to come together. In keeping with the festival theme this year we will have a dance troupe performing, a harpist and an open mic session.

“The highlight for the children is sure to be our disco tent with sound and lights for the kids to dance away with their glow sticks, fluorescent tattoos and flower crowns! There will be lots of organised fun games for the children, so it’s sure to be a great day.

“Everyone from the parish and further afield is very welcome to join us and don’t forget fancy dress is strongly encouraged!”

In addition to the fair, the parish will mark the official opening of Will’s Playground, a newly developed space designed for the children in the local school community to play and laugh.

This playground was fundraised for by Andrew and Julie Leeson along with family and friends in memory of Will Leeson, their little boy. More details here. And more on the Newcastle Community Week here.