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Visitors enjoyed a
sunny, leisurely day at Suckley Friends Association's third annual
Michaelmas Fayre with stalls and games for all. Thanks to the generous
support of visitors, stall-holders and parents, the school raised close to
£1000 - a remarkable achievement for a rural school with only 47 pupils.
This money will go towards school outings and equipment to make learning
fun.
The highlight of the
day for many visitors was seeing the Foucault's Pendulum in action.
Alfrick's Bruce Roscoe suspended a 19.5kg lead weight 9.4 metres from the
hatch in Suckley Church's newly renovated clock tower and demonstrated to
the amazement of all how much the earth turned underneath it in the few
hours the fayre was on. By 2pm - three hours into the show - you could see
quite clearly that the church had turned more than 30 degrees. At our
latitude the earth turns 11.5 degrees per hour.
In
previous years, the fayre has included a scarecrow competition. This year
it was replaced with angel sculptures in any medium. There was a great
selection of entries. Headmistress Miss Sarah James said: "I am extremely
impressed with the inventiveness everyone has shown in the angel
sculptures. What creative people we have in Suckley! Angels made from
plant pots, hay, pine cones, even meringues... brilliant ideas"
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