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Upavon stages village fun day
7:00am Saturday 4th July 2009
Families in Upavon are in for a hectic day on July 11 when the villagers’ day takes place.
The programme will begin at the upper playing area at 10.30am with children’s races.
Military armoured vehicles will be on display at Reeder’s Garage from 11am and the Ship pub will running a barbecue from noon. The Antelope Inn will stage musical entertainment and there will be morris dancing in the village square.
Villagers have been invited to decorate their wheelie bins and judging will be in the village centre from noon to 2pm.
St Mary’s Church fete will run from 2pm to 4pm in the church grounds followed by a tug-o-war over the River Avon by the Andover Road bridge.
A children’s disco will be held in the village hall at 6pm and the day will end with music in the Antelope and a yard of ale contest in the Ship.
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