Dance for joy now summer’s finally here (From The Oxford Times)
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Dance for joy now summer’s finally here
7:00am Tuesday 29th May 2012 in Oxfordshire
Youngsters dance around the Maypole. Picture: OX52179 Denis Kennedy
A TRADITIONAL fete in Langford, near Clanfield, raised cash for the village school and charities, and celebrated The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
About 4,000 people turned out on Saturday, raising an estimated £3,000 for the school and hundreds more for charities including Oxford’s Helen & Douglas House hospice.
Visitors enjoyed a craft market, fairground rides and tea party.
Villager Jane Membury said: “It was fantastic to see so many people there having so much fun.”
Son Jack, seven, said: “I had a really good day and I liked trying to get the rugby ball through the hoop. It was good to see so many people out.”
Organiser Hayley Durbin, co-chairman of the Friends of Langford Village School, said the amount of money raised was “amazing”.
