RHYMES AND FAIRY TALES AT NEWCASTLE SUMMER FAIR

Issued 01 July 2008

Wicklow County Tourism is delighted to announce that the Parish of Newcastle and Newtownmountkennedy is holding its summer fair on Saturday 5th July from 12noon to 4pm. The venue is the old fair green on Church Lane next to the church, and this year the theme is Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes.

Characters from fairy tales and nursery rhymes will be manning the usual stalls such as cakes, plants, toys, books, bric-a-brac and sweetshop, and there will also be a myriad of attractions to keep the whole family happy. Mother Goose will be on duty in the storytelling tent to keep the little ones entertained while older children can take part in all sorts of races, play hoopla, knock Humpty Dumpty off the wall, enter the obstacle course and have their faces painted.

Children of all ages are welcome to take part in the fancy dress competition at 1pm and, if you have no children, why not enter your handsome canine in the dog competition taking place at 2pm. All the family can enjoy Play Your Cards Right, Alice In Wonderland croquet, golf, gladiators, enter the raffle, and bring along a scarecrow for the Wizard of Oz scarecrow competition.

One special attraction will be Guess The Weight of Cinderella and The Ugly Sisters – look closely and you may recognise those sisters! Lunches will be served from 12pm to 2pm and teas from 2pm to 4pm. Crowning of the King and Queen of the Fair, draws, and presentation of prizes from 3.30pm.

This year the parish has been lucky enough to secure the services of Scott Williams of Q102 to be MC for the day. So why not enjoy a family day out - visit the Newcastle Summer Fair and enjoy a flavour of fairyland. For further information contact Karen Reynolds at 087-2866889.

Newcastle is easily located off the N11 – keep an eye out for the Newcastle Summer Fair signs! For more information on events and activities happening around Co. Wicklow this summer, keep an eye on Wicklow County Tourism’s news and festivals sections.