PETHERTON FOLK FEST 2014: Festival of sunshine!

PETHERTON FOLK FEST 2014: Festival of sunshine!

ORGANISERS of the annual Petherton Folk Fest should be celebrating with a well-deserved glass of bubbly today following yesterday’s (Saturday, June 21, 2014) hugely successful event.

Wonderful weather encouraged hundreds of people to converge on South Petherton for the day-long festival of folk.

There were folk bands and Morris Men; Iris dancers and clog dancers; buskers and belly dancers; performers and musicians; and a lot more as well.

There was something for the whole family to enjoy with the whole community getting involved with events at the David Hall arts centre, the Market Square, St Peter and St Paul’s Church, the church grounds, the Blake Hall, the school yard and the Brewers Arms.PETHERTON FOLK FEST 2014: Festival of sunshine!

PHOTO – TOP: Members of the Wessex Morris Men.

PHOTO – RIGHT: The Brewers Arms in South Petherton was open throughout the day to provide refreshments and its beer garden was a popular resting spot for Folk Fest visitors. The Brewers Arms has kindly sponsored Yeovil Press coverage of this year’s festival.

Chairman of the Petherton Folk Fest, Pete Wheeler, said: “We hope everyone had a fantastic time at what is predominantly a free event.

“We have maintained the original intention of ensuring that this festival is run by the local people for the benefit of local people and we thank all the residents of South Petherton for their total support.

“A massive thank you also to the district and parish councils for their financial assistance and support.

“I must give a special note of thanks to all members of the committee who have worked tirelessly throughout the past 12 months to ensure this event is a success.”

Pete had written in his programme notes that “we are once again hoping for a day of fine weather.”

His hopes were answered in beautiful fashion to ensure that Petherton Folk Fest 2014 beamed from ear to ear!

A PHOTO GALLERY OF MORE PICTURES FROM YESTERDAY’S PEHTERTON FOLK FEST CAN BE FOUND HERE: http://www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2014/06/22/petherton-folk-fest-june-21-2014/.

 PETHERTON FOLK FEST 2014: Festival of sunshine!

PHOTO - ABOVE: Petherton Folk Fest programme sellers Rod Cotterill, Cilla Caswell and Jo Remington outside the Blake Hall in South Petherton.

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