Spring sunshine was enjoyed by hundreds of revellers who attended the Nether Edge Easter fair and farmers’ market on Sunday 9th March. A brief shower in the final few minutes did nothing to dampen festivities as the egg-rolling competition went ahead with the children keeping dry under their Easter bonnets.
Dancers, musicians, games, crafts and food stalls lined Nether Edge Road which was closed to traffic from 12 until 3pm. Chris Venables, chair of the Nether Edge Neighbourhood Group (NENG) who organised the event said it was a success, “Today’s fantastic, the weather is the icing on the cake and what a turn out.”
The aim of the fair was to bring the community together to enjoy local talent. Thildy Lowe, another NENG member said “There’s a tremendous amount of talent in Nether Edge and it’s a really crafty place so it’s nice to bring people together.” Sheffield City Morris dancers opened the fair with their traditional dance routines followed by young clarinet choir Alley Cats who were raising money for their summer tour to Malta. The entertainment continued throughout the day as a saxophone quartet, the Kings Centre church band and Boomshanka Tribal Belly dancers kept the crowd’s toes tapping.
A selection of local produce was on offer for the hungry public. Homemade pies, cakes, pickles and jams were snatched up while some people queuing for sausage and burger butties were disappointed when stallholders sold out of food. A representative from Whirlow Hall Farm Shop said, “It’s just been phenomenal. We brought four huge boxes of meat and we sold out in an hour so we rang up the farm shop and got them to send as much more as they could spare and that’s all gone too. We’ll definitely come to this market again.”
Other attractions on the day included St Andrew’s scouts group’s ‘splash a scout’ sponge-throwing game, barber shop Edge Cutters charity haircuts with proceeds going to charity, Nether Edge Bowling Club had an open day and table-top sale, Sheffield entrepreneur Julia Gash sold eco-friendly shopping bags and local children made their own Easter bonnets to show off in the final parade.
Over £1000 was raised for Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice and there are plans to expand the market to accommodate more stallholders. Nether Edge will host three more markets this year with the next one expected to take place on June 8th.
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Dancers, musicians, games, crafts and food stalls lined Nether Edge Road which was closed to traffic from 12 until 3pm. Chris Venables, chair of the Nether Edge Neighbourhood Group (NENG) who organised the event said it was a success, “Today’s fantastic, the weather is the icing on the cake and what a turn out.”
The aim of the fair was to bring the community together to enjoy local talent. Thildy Lowe, another NENG member said “There’s a tremendous amount of talent in Nether Edge and it’s a really crafty place so it’s nice to bring people together.” Sheffield City Morris dancers opened the fair with their traditional dance routines followed by young clarinet choir Alley Cats who were raising money for their summer tour to Malta. The entertainment continued throughout the day as a saxophone quartet, the Kings Centre church band and Boomshanka Tribal Belly dancers kept the crowd’s toes tapping.
A selection of local produce was on offer for the hungry public. Homemade pies, cakes, pickles and jams were snatched up while some people queuing for sausage and burger butties were disappointed when stallholders sold out of food. A representative from Whirlow Hall Farm Shop said, “It’s just been phenomenal. We brought four huge boxes of meat and we sold out in an hour so we rang up the farm shop and got them to send as much more as they could spare and that’s all gone too. We’ll definitely come to this market again.”
Other attractions on the day included St Andrew’s scouts group’s ‘splash a scout’ sponge-throwing game, barber shop Edge Cutters charity haircuts with proceeds going to charity, Nether Edge Bowling Club had an open day and table-top sale, Sheffield entrepreneur Julia Gash sold eco-friendly shopping bags and local children made their own Easter bonnets to show off in the final parade.
Over £1000 was raised for Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice and there are plans to expand the market to accommodate more stallholders. Nether Edge will host three more markets this year with the next one expected to take place on June 8th.
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