22-06-2025
Fayre draws crowd and 'brings the fun back' to St John's
A REVIVED community fayre is said to have "brought the fun back" to St John's.
Just minutes after the St John's Fayre got underway in the churchyard, plenty of people were already enjoying all that was on offer.
Visitors were treated to live music, food, craft stalls, children's games and a Punch and Judy show.
It's the first time the fayre has taken place since the 1990s, with the celebration meant to commemorate St John's Day.
Councillor Richard Udall, who represents St John's on the city and county councils, said the event aimed to celebrate the "wonderful" area.
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"It's bringing all of St John's together and bring the fun back," he said.
"It's a beautiful, wonderful area, full of amazing people but we don't celebrate it enough. This is an opportunity for us to do so.
"We hope it will be the first of many and will get bigger and better."
While the scheduled dog show element of the event was cancelled due to the heat, people still turned out to get involved.
Vamos Theatre proved to be a popular comedic feature, with two actors dressed and masked up as nurses, 'bandaging' people together.
There was also a lot of buzz around the stalls, selling a range of crafts, books and other gifts.
Naomi Brown, 36 of Warndon Villages, was there representing her business Patch of Happiness.
She recently left her job to work on the business, which involves creating items from fabric offcuts.
She praised the event for bringing people together.
"This is the second outdoor festival that I've done," Mrs Brown said.
"It's nice to see so many people out and there's lovely stuff for kids and grown-ups. It's a really nice atmosphere."
Fran Robins was also in attendance selling her own paintings, as well as a friend's crocheted items.
Despite the occasional gust of wind causing problems for the stall, she said it was a "lovely" event.
"It's windy, which has stressed me out a lot, but it's a lovely event and a nice atmosphere."
