Meavy Oak Fair is back for an afternoon of family fun and activities for all to enjoy! This long-running summer fair is returning on Saturday 24th June at the heart of Meavy and will start at 2pm with traditional Maypole dancing and a dance display from Meavy Primary School.
Throughout the afternoon there will be plenty to keep everyone occupied, from traditional games such as hoopla, skittles, a coconut shy, and splat the rat, to an entertainer for the youngsters. For the energetically minded, we celebrate the 25th year of the Burrator Horseshoe Run. Registration for the run will be in the village hall and the senior race will start at 3.15pm by green. The junior race will start at 2.30pm at Marchants Cross and will finish by the green. This 7-mile cross-country run is hotly contested by some of the best runners in the area.
For those not participating in the race, you can await the return of the runners by enjoying a proper cream tea, browsing the plant, produce, and cake stalls, having a go at splatting the rat, or guessing the weight of the cake.
Our local Morris Dancing group, Dartmoor Border Morris, will be dancing during the afternoon and, for the young, we have Mr. Phil who will be performing a show and giving a circus workshop.
Be sure to get your raffle tickets for the Grand Draw - we have some great prizes on offer, as always. Our thanks go to all of the local businesses and individuals, who have donated raffle prizes this year.
As always, we will be cooking up a feast with a barbeque serving delicious sausages and burgers from local butcher Bidders, starting at noon and going on throughout the afternoon.
Make sure your dog is looking smart and on point for our Family Fun Dog show, with classes ranging from Best Child Handler, through to Waggiest Tail. The Dog Show starts at 3.15pm. Schedules will be available on the day, rosettes will be awarded for 1st – 3rd place, so bring your dog along, there is sure to be a class for it!
There will be ample parking at just one end of the village this year; if you are approaching Meavy from Yelverton and Meavy Lane, please follow the signs for parking, which will take you via Callisham – this will allow easy access to the car park at Meavy. There will not be parking in the field by the school this year.
All profits from the Fair are given back to organisations local to Meavy. Beneficiaries, in the past, have included the Friends of St Peter’s Church, Meavy School, Meavy Parish Hall, Sheepstor Village Hall, West Devon Explorers, Walkham Valley Scouts, Meavy Garden Society, St Peter’s Church, The Rotary Club, Dartmoor Search and Rescue and NSPCC, who have all helped out at the Fair, in previous years.
We're excited to be hosting Meavy Oak Fair again this, and we hope to see you all there!