Trumpington’s first Christmas Fair was held on the green outside the shops in Anstey Way and in the Village Hall.
Front cover of brochure for Trumpington Christmas Fair, December 2008.
The display banner for the Trumpington Christmas Fair, 6 December 2008. Photo: Andrew Roberts.
The display sign for the Trumpington Christmas Fair, 6 December 2008. Photo: Andrew Roberts.
The Green featured a children’s funfair, sideshows run by local societies, stalls selling seasonal produce and gifts, mulled wine and hot food stalls. The Residents’ Association provided lunches and teas in the Village Hall, where secondhand books, fairtrade goods and a variety of handmade crafts were on sale. There was also an art workshop organised by Vital Communities, held in the Jubilee Room. There was a procession from the Village Hall, in which the Fawcett School choir escorted the Mayor of Cambridge and St Nicholas to Anstey Way. There were performances of Christmas music, Irish dancing, and an address from St Nicholas and carol singing before the Mayor declared the Fair formally open. All children were given a special token entitling them to a free ride on the funfair, an ice cream or other Christmas Fair treat. After tea in the Village Hall, with Christmas music from a local wind ensemble, the Mayor and St Nicholas returned to Anstey Way to switch on the Christmas lights, funded with donations from the City Council and local shopkeepers.
The Fair was organised by Philippa Slatter.
Councillor Mike Dixon, Mayor of Cambridge, opening the Trumpington Christmas Fair, 6 December 2008. Photo: Andrew Roberts.
One of the fun fair rides, Trumpington Christmas Fair, 6 December 2008. Photo: Andrew Roberts.
One of the fun fair rides, Trumpington Christmas Fair, 6 December 2008. Photo: Andrew Roberts.
The Trumpington Allotment Society stall and Vital Communities display, with stocks of The Wishing Eel, Trumpington Christmas Fair, 6 December 2008. Photo: Andrew Roberts.
The Trumpington Community Orchard stall at the Trumpington Christmas Fair, Ceri Galloway and Susanna Colaco, 6 December 2008. Photo: Andrew Roberts.
The bowling alley at the Trumpington Christmas Fair, 6 December 2008. Photo: Andrew Roberts.
Singers from Hills Road Sixth Form College at the Trumpington Christmas Fair, 6 December 2008. Photo: Andrew Roberts.
The Irish Dancers at the Trumpington Christmas Fair, 6 December 2008. Photo: Andrew Roberts.
Singers from Fawcett School at the Trumpington Christmas Fair, 6 December 2008. Photo: Andrew Roberts.
Canon Chris Savage (Chaplain to the Mayor) as St Nicholas and local children, at the Trumpington Christmas Fair, 6 December 2008. Photo: Andrew Roberts.
Councillor Mike Dixon, Mayor of Cambridge, Canon Chris Savage and Philippa Slatter, organiser, at the Trumpington Christmas Fair, 6 December 2008. Photo: Andrew Roberts.
