A VILLAGE fete hasn’t been held in Allington and Boscombe for about seven years, but the event was resurrected to great success on Wednesday.

In the course of putting together a parish plan the council discovered villagers were keen to establish a summer get-together for all, and the first such event - a garden party - was held at the Old Rectory.

Council chairman Michael Brunton said: “General consensus was that it was great fun and an opportunity for residents to meet up with old friends and make new acquaintances — village life at its best.”

Traditional tombola, cake, plant, bottle, bric-a-brac and book stalls were complemented by the Old Inn bar and a raffle with a top prize of a laptop computer.

A historic photographic display of the village in years gone by, ferret racing and a birds of prey demonstration put on by Jim Chick were followed by a hog roast.

Children’s entertainment included football, a bouncy castle, paintball target shooting and golf.

The warm summer evening saw some 400 residents and children attend — resulting in a better than expected turnout that raised £2,400 toward village funds.