Westhall Apple & Pumpkin Festival

07/10/2025

Thank you to everyone who braved the weather on Saturday and attended the Westhall Apple and Pumpkin Festival. The festival prize winners were as follows:

•Schools Art Competition•
•Reception & Year's1&2: 1st Bonnie (Ilketshall), 2nd Melody (Ilketshall), 3rd Hattie S (Brampton)
•Years 3&4: 1st Penelope C (Brampton), 2nd Charlotte W (Brampton), 3rd Maddison (Ilketshall)
•Years 5&6: 1st Keris (Ilketshall), 2nd Willow J (Brampton), 3rd Ted C (Ilketshall)

•Heaviest Pumpkin• Mary Thomson Darch (73lb)

•Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin• Lyla (19.8kg)

•Pull a Tractor•
Single - Shaun (48.27s); 2 people - Stacey (40s); 3 people - Boys Will Be Boys (21.93s); 4 people - Richard Murray's team (19.03s)

•Welly Wanging• under 8 - Benedict 13m; aged 9-16 - Douglas 12.1m;
Woman - Becky 13.1m; Man - Mike Baker 19m

•Digger Game• Child - Brandon (1m06s); Adult - Rose (53s)

•Quiz Trail• Ava & Gracie

•Brampton Bowls•
Pumpkin Bowls: Charlie / Alex (joint)
Pitch & Stick: Alfie
Bowl for Pig: Child - Carl; Adult - Tia

•Lucky Hamper Squares•
1st Dee Taylor (no93) 2nd Simon Finch (no7) 3rd Sue Joyce (no27)
Once again, thank you to everyone who took part and supported the fabulous games, competitions and stalls.

04/10/2025

We are all set up and ready to go, weather is autumnal, come and enjoy an afternoon of fun and entertainment. 1pm - 4pm

03/10/2025

03/10/2025

The Festival will go ahead on Saturday 1-4pm, with some tweaks to take account of the forecast. We are not using gazebos/marquees and have moved some stalls inside. We’ll have plenty going on in the village hall, the rear part and rear terrace of the The Racehorse Community Pub Westhall plus the Green that links the two. Come along and enjoy all the fun of the fair with a great range of craft and produce stalls, Tractor displays, refreshments, games and traditional country fun (people pulling a tractor, welly wanging, digger games, apple juice making and more…). Bring a mac and enjoy an afternoon of fun, food and, of course, all things apples and pumpkins!

10/09/2025

15/10/2024

There are still 3 unclaimed prizes from the Westhall Apple & Pumpkin Festival Welly Wanging - Seth Thomas and Reggie. Digger Game Tom Liffley(?). Let us know if you know these people, otherwise we'll have to start eating those chocolate pumpkins...

06/10/2024

A big thank you to everyone who made yesterday’s Westhall Apple & Pumpkin Festival so succesful! It was a fantastic community event, with the Church providing very popular refreshments all afternoon, stall-holders all offering a range of great games, produce and other things to buy at very modest prices manned by enthusiastic supporters and stalwart A&P Group, incredible display of squashes and pumpkins from Aileen and Shaun. A great display of art from the local schools inside the village hall, managed by Sally, along with a lovely selection of craft stalls from local makers. Thanks as ever to the Comminity Council for their support and to the The Racehorse Community Pub Westhall for helping slake many a thirst…. We also have some unclaimed prizes!