Michaelmas Fayre 2022 preview

As the nation looks to lift itself following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, this year's Michaelmas Fayre will be looking to put a smile back on people's faces. The village has been decked out in bunting, and Alverstoke is looking its finest. All we need is for the sun to put its hat on!!

The Michaelmas Fayre, which is organised by Gosport Rotary Club in conjunction with St Mary's Parish Council, has become part of the rich culture of Alverstoke. It is an event which has been running a number for three decades heralding the end of summer and the beginning of autumn.

Roads immediately around Alverstoke will be closed to allow for a safe carnival atmosphere for this day-long event which features a host of attractions and more than 100 stall holders selling a variety of items.

Money raised from the Michaelmas Fayre will be distributed to a range of good causes. Last year's event raised £20,000 which was divided between the Mayor of Gosport's Charity Appeal, Alverstoke Parish Centre and Gosport Rotary Club.

This is the timetable for the 32nd Michaelmas Fayre:

12pm-12.30pm: New Thorngate Singers @ Parish Centre.

12pm-3.30pm: Harry Strutters Jazz Band @ Village Centre.

2.45pm-3.15pm: Big Noise Samba Band @ Village Green.

3.30pm: HMS Sultan Band @Village Centre.

Also: look out for Glen Stone the Magician who will be entertaining by showcasing a variety of tricks from 12.30pm to 3pm.

There will be over 100 stalls - both charity and trade:

• 5 Minute Wonders (Lego-style miniature figures, pocket money toys & key rings).
• 6th Gosport Air Scouts (children and adults lucky dip, bottle raffle).
• A5 Genuine Gemstone Jewellery (gemstone jewellery, including Christmas gifts).
• A Sweet Way To Heaven (fudge & confectionary, including vegan).
• Alverstoke Parish Council Regeneration (plans for a new centre, quilt raffle).
• Alverstoke Tennis Club (tennis game).
• Alverstoke Village WI (cakes, jams and handmade crafts).
• Alwara Code (personalised gifts; mugs & coasters).
• B Charmed Solent (jewellery).
• Bits and Bows (children's hair bows).
• Blitz Photography (taking photographs and display).
• Boggeln family (pastel art paintings of the local area).
• Busy Bee's Jewellery (jewellery).
• Butterfly Blue (wooden plaques, bird houses & crochet items).
• Butterflies Cancer Research (new knitted garments for babies).
• Bux Biltong (biltong - cured air-dried beef).
• Castle family (hook a bag & bric a brac)
• Citizens Advice Gosport (volunteer recruitment & advice).
• Crafts by Jocelyn (handmade cards, frames & seasonal wreaths).
• Crescent Gardens (plants, cards, jam & chutney).
• Elsie-Rose Crafts (home-sewn cushions, bags & bunting).
• Explorer Coffees Ltd (coffee beans, ground coffee, tea, hot chocolate, Coffee Good 4 accessories).
• Fabrics (fabrics). 
• FirstLight Trust (merchandise and information).
• Flamin' Good Crafts (crochet and hand-sewn items).
• Friends of Alverstoke Infants School (name the teddy).
• Friends of the Submarine Museum (Royal Navy & submarine books).
• GADSAD (books, bric-a-brace, DVDs).
• GAFIRS (fund-raising and featuring a retired lifeboat on a trailer).
• Girl Guiding Gosport Division (human fruit machine game, small prizes & recruitment).
• Good News for Everyone (magazines & books).
• Gosport Allotment Holders & Gardeners' Association (vegetables, plants, jams & pickles).
• Gosport & Fareham Friends of the Earth (environmental campaign materials, tree whips to give away).
• Gosportarians (plate smashing & bric a brac).
• Gosport Art Club (art & crafts).
• Gosport Honey (honey and some associated products).
• Gosport Men's Shed (mystery bottle stall).
• Gosport Methodist Church (jams and bric a brac).
• Gosport Rotary Club (bottle stall).
• Gosport Society (promotional materials).
• Gosport Town Cats Protection (branded items, craft items, gifts & good quality secondhand gifts).
• Gosport Voluntary Action (information and bric a brac).
• Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (trust membership and promotion).
• Harbour Cancer Support (Christmas cards & charity merchandise).
• Harrington family (pick a ticket - win a prize).
• Help Palestine Co-op (dates, herbs, olive wood, ceramics).
• Hobby Jug Collector (chinz jugs and collectables).
• Holbrook Women's Institute (gifts & craft work).
• Hook a duck (hook a duck).
• Hub4Stuff (tables & Christmas trees made from pallet wood, tea pot birdhouses & bric a brac).
• IBI Group (water colour paintings).
• Inner Wheel Gosport (promotional material, cakes, preserves, jigsaws, books).
• Jacques family (wood-turned products - bowls & boxes).
• Joys of Alverstoke (cakes, savouries, pickles & jams).
• Kate and Jenny (soft toys including teddies, rabbits & rag dolls).
• Katie Ann Designs (jewellery).
• Knot The Usual Stuff (keys rings made with rope and cards made from charts).
• Ladies' First Fitness (promotion of health & fitness gym & sale of silver jewellery).
• Lee Coffee (fresh coffee beans, locally roasted).
• Leesland Church of England Federation (chocolate tombola).
• Life Effect Chiropractic (free spine & posture checks).
• Live Well With COPD (crafts, books, puzzles).
• Local Crafters (glass-painted vases, cushions, aprons etc).
• Love Outdoors CIC (hook a duck and merchandise).
• Mad Bag Lady (handbags, key rings, scarves).
• Marmaris/Koycegiz Animal Welfare (upmarket tombola, including alcohol and hand-knitted gloves).
• Marvels & Meltdowns (hook a duck, teddy tombola, kids' pocket money toys).
• Megan's Creations (beaded gifts, key rings, earrings).
• MOOTaylors (spotted cow crafts).
• MS Society (bric a brac).
• Mystical Hedgerows (hand-decorated candles, cards & keepsakes).
• National Coastwatch Institution (promotional items, safety leaflets, fundraising).
• NICU QA Portsmouth (tombola, toys, teddy bears, chocolate hampers).
• No49 (stock from shop).
• Not Open All Hours (antiques & collectables).
• Pam's Pantry (jams, chutney, chilli sauce).
• Pocket Money Toys (children's game - prize every time).
• Poppysageandwillow.com (Bespoke stationery design).
• Port and Lemon (local artists and goods).
• RAOB (gifts, prizes every time tombola, crafts).
• Rae Gifts & Sweets (jewellery, keyrings, string art canvas, pyrography posters & selection of sweet cones).
• RNLI Gosport Branch (branded goods).
• Rotary International (ShelterBox promotion).
• Rowans Hospice (homemade cakes & pickles).
• Royal British Legion & Veterans (children's box prize every time plus Royal British Legion badges).
• Salvation Army (bric a brac, CDs, DVDs & clothes).
• Sarah Stamps (promotion of card making and paper crafting classes).
• Scent 49 (home-made home fragrances).
• Second Chance Portsmouth Cats (teddy tombola, dat and bog-related items & collectables).
• Shore Leave Haslar (Haslar-grown vegetables, plants & crafts).
• Skeets Treats (ice cream & lollies).
• Sparkle Wreaths & Decor (handcrafted faux floral wreaths).
• Speed family (artwork & craft items).
• Stevenson family (knitted toys, books & DVDs).
• St Mary's Junior Sailing Club (secondhand books & sail dinghy on display).
• Stoke Road Sisters Women's Institute (cake, plants, flowers, handicrafts).
• Stokes Bay Women's Institute (homemade jams, chutney & cakes).
• Sybilsbitsandbobs (dog & hair accessories).
• The Clock On The Wall (hand-painted & resin clocks).
• The Skullery (pick 'n mix jewellery charms).
• Thurston family (hand-made cards & crafts)
• Underwood family (hand-crafted felt crafts, plaster & plaques)
• Utility Warehouse (information stand and £20,000 prize draw).
• Various Charities (prize every time & toys). 
• Voluptuous Vintage (vintages dresses, shoes, clothes & jewellery).
• Wats On Glass (fused glass, bowls, platters, wall art & gifts).
• Wilson family (silver jewellery).
• World Treasures (world jewellery, scarves & bags).
• Yuppie Puppies (personalised embroidery, crochet characters and toys).