The organiser of this year’s Bryher Fete has announced that the charity event raised more than ?4,500.
The event, which took place on August 10th, saw hundreds of people flock to South’ard Green on Bryher despite the cloudy weather. Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo opened the fete with a speech highlighting his love for one of Scilly’s smallest islands. The author has written numerous books about Bryher including ‘Why the Whales Came’. The author then spent the afternoon signing copies before judging the children’s painting competition.
Organiser Marian Bennett told Scilly News ‘In spite of the dull weather, or perhaps because of it, more people than ever turned up to enjoy the traditional fun afternoon of Bryher Fete. This means that, not only do we keep Bryher Community Centre and Reading Room going for another year, but we can commence the replacement programme of the four main stain glass windows in Bryher Church.’
The new roofing work on All Saint’s Church on Bryher has recently been completed which was partly funded by previous Bryher Fetes.