Southam Mop Fair  



Southam Mop Fair

 

''The BIG question is – Did you all enjoy a fabulous summer? Well if truth be known the weather could have been better, couldn’t it? In fact they tell us it was the wettest summer on record – but the Olympics and now the Paralympics have been absolutely fantastic and so on balance I guess it’s been great and now we appear to be enjoying an Indian Summer which apparently means decent weather even into October.

So, another question to ask is - Will you all be out enjoying the ‘fun of the Fair’ on OCTOBER 15th? We really do hope the answer is ‘YES’ since Southam & District Lions Club will once again be holding their famous 'HOG ROAST' at the back of the Old Mint in Southam.

People ask - Why are they doing it? And the answer is simple: It's because they do and they do it every year having established a tradition more years ago than anyone cares to remember. But why on October 15th? It's because it's Southam's answer to Alton Towers – the famous ANNUAL MOP FAIR.

So do all come along especially in the evening when the baps are generously filled with roasted pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce. Savour once again the aroma of the roasted meat and join the queue for the finest tastiest treat of the night. You are welcome to come along earlier and meet the Lions some of whom will have been on active duty since 8am getting the Hog ready and wired to the pole! (That's the hog wired to the pole not the Lions!)

Southam Lions will be selling their HOG ROAST RAFFLE TICKETS with fabulous prizes given by our many business friends in the area and the TOMBOLA STALL will be there too which is always popular particularly with the young people. So mums and dads make sure you have some golden coins in your purses and pockets for the little ones.

Southam Lions are supporting local charities once again this year, but we intend some of the proceeds to be donated to the FOODBANK PROJECT being run by BROMFORD HOUSING and sponsored by Stratford District Council. This is in reaction to the Save The Children research published recently which stated that as many as one in eight children are now in poverty without even one hot meal a day. So please help us to do something about this dreadful situation by being as generous as you can by visiting us on October 15th.’’