The show was a great success this year, attracting 2700 visitors. We received a lot of positive feedback from visitors, who were pleased to see the show return after a 2 year break and to enjoy a day out meeting old friends in the happy, friendly atmosphere the show always provides.
I am pleased to report that the show made a modest profit this year. We will be making a donation of £1500 to the Hampshire division of the Family Counselling Trust and £500 to the Winchester Basics Bank. In addition, St. Catherine’s Church is donating the collection from the service in the show marquee, which amounted to £176, to the Basics Bank. The Family Counselling Trust provides support to young people struggling with a range of psychological problems. The number of children suffering from anxiety, ADHD and other issues has increased markedly because of the disruption to their education caused by the Covid lockdowns, and we think it appropriate that our first show after Covid should support this cause. You will be familiar with the Winchester Basics Bank, of course, and we hope our small donation will help them cope with the increasing demand they are seeing.
The show is, and always has been, a community event organised by volunteers in the community for the benefit of all. My most sincere thanks to all of you who helped with this year’s show and to the very many of you who have helped in years gone by. For those of you who have not yet helped with the show, the hour is at hand, your destiny awaits you, you stand on the threshold of greatness. Choose your cliché, but offer your help now or it’s curtains for the show.
We have been steadily losing volunteers for many years and we no longer have enough people to organise the show. This year’s show was only possible because the committee members all took on several jobs in addition to their normal role. We can’t do this again. The show is now on hold until we get enough volunteers to help organise it.
We have specific jobs that need to be done in the areas of managing the layout of the show; advertising via flyers, posters, newsletters, and social media; IT support; putting up road signs, traffic management and so on. You can find detailed descriptions of all the roles and what each entails on the Volunteer First website (www.volunteerfirst.co.uk). Enter your postcode and search for Littleton.
Please contact me if think you could do any of these jobs and would like to help. Alternatively, if you would like to help but you’re not sure how, I’m sure we can work something out so please drop me a line.
Tony Ormston
Chairman, Littleton & Harestock Show Society
01962 883682