Can’t believe that one week ago we were anticipating how the summer fun day would turn out. Hoping and praying that the weather would be kind and that people would come out and visit us. And you didn’t disappoint!
Having had time to reflect on the day (and for our bodies to recover from all the hard work ) a little gratitude post is what’s in order and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank absolutely everyone that had a hand in helping our 8th summer fun day achievable;
Thank you Ashleigh Kolodziej and Helen Eastwood for giving your time to brilliantly entertain the kiddies with their dancing singing and story time
Thank you @AerialSabine for giving your time to entertain everyone with your amazing creative aerial acrobats and circus skills
Thank you Sport in Mind and Wokingham Lions Club for giving your time, effort and resources to raising money on your stalls for the OYF
Thank you to all the stall holders who came along to showcase their hobbies and creations, and for Berkshire and District Classic Car Club (BADCCC) for bringing along an array of their fab classic cars and to the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service for popping over too
Thank you to everyone who donated china for our Crockery Smash and to re3 for allowing us to tip the used china
Thank you to everyone who donated prizes, vouchers, cash or a discount for our games , activities , tombola and BBQ ; Tesco , @aldiuk , Sainsbury’s , Morrisons , Costco, Fletcher’s Food Market, Simon Young and Mel Kingston
Thank you to all the companies that donated a prize for our raffle; Wellington Country Park, Jakes Indoor Playworld, Reading Arts (Hexagon Theatre), birdworld_surrey, Beckonscot Model Village, Bucklebury Farm & Deer Safari Park, Bill’s and Bocketts Farm Park
Thank you to everyone who advertised our event; The Wokingham Word, Wokingham.Today, My Wokingham – News, Events & Business Platform, wokinghamrocks, Love Wokingham, Clasp Wokingham, Wokingham Town Council, Wokingham Borough Council and berkshiremummies
Thank you to DJ Jason Lewis for bringing the summer vibes
Thank you to all the lovely cake bakers who donated tasty treats for our cake stall
Thank you to Wokinghamaerialphotography for capturing our event from a whole new perspective
Thank you to @reddamhouse school for allowing us to use your stunning grounds
A huge thank you to our fab sponsors this year; Wokingham Chiropractic Centre, 1st Woosehill Scouts, 1st Arborfield Scouts, Wokingham Festival, JT Productions, Hawthorns PTA – Wokingham, Rapid Hire Wokingham, Jay Printers Wokingham and Gravic Design & Print Studio
A big shout out to all our Olliettes who volunteered their time on the day; Barbara, Melissa, John, Debbie, Ade, Lisa, Jo, Margaret, Mel, James, Jean, Mark, Simon, Lisa, Cameron, Sarah, Rob, Ben, Rosie, Charlotte, Libby, Abi, Michele, Lola, Mia, Tyler, Fraz, Cristina, Leanne, Poppy, Freya, Bex, Jenny, Jacob, Emily, Dawn, Alfie, Dani, Sophie, Charlie, Jo, Jim, Andrew, Emily, Joni, Sophie, Max, Lilly, Alix, Joseph, Matty and Mel
Another big shout out is to you , the community, who came along and supported the event
And last but certainly not least is to our wonderfully amazing committee who have worked tirelessly to make this all happen: Bex, Barbara, Karen, Lisa, Max, Mel, Michele, Shona, Sarah, Simon, Stuart
Without ANY of the above, our summer fun day could not and would not happen so a huge HUGE thank you to each and everyone of you that helped make this happen – all in memory of Ollie