Re Parham Fair

Richard Benn | Sep 16, 2020

The 128th Parham Fair (August 21-22) was a virtual one this year – and by all accounts the efforts were well appreciated in our community. Contests were held on Facebook and people from all over sent in photos and videos, which in turn were shared on our YouTube channel. To date, we’ve had over 750 views, and our Fairgrounds Memories video has been a big hit!

Huge thank-yous go out to our Kitchen Party contributors: Reckless 4, Thomas Revell, Red Rose Express, Shawn McCullough, and Jess Wedden. These homegrown performing artists were very generous with their talent by providing our community with a great Friday night line-up of entertainment. Please continue your support of our amazing local artists by viewing their videos and buying their recordings.

We had 45 exhibitors contribute over 120 entries to Palace Exhibit competitions, and the virtual format meant that people who couldn’t travel could still participate by emailing in their entries. Congratulations to all on their fine work!

The Live Online Games with Margo & Janet & Gen were a blast – participants and their pets had a marvellous afternoon and are looking forward to next year’s Country Fair Games.

None of this would have happened without some key players. When the Parham Agricultural Society took the decision to change the format from in-person to online, a dedicated group of volunteers stepped forward determined to make things happen. Along with Fair Committee members, special thanks go out to Shelley Brooks and Ellen Mortfield for organising registrations and the Palace Exhibits, Haley Rose for running the draws, giveaways, and online contests, to Margo McCullough for making sure there were lots of activities for kids to participate in through the Fair Book, Fun Stuff tutorials and Live Online Games, and, to Janet Anderson for pulling together the Fair Book and all the videos showcasing our community talent.

Thank you to everyone who enjoyed this year’s Fair. Already, there are big plans in the works for next year. Please give me a shout to help out!

Richard Benn, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.