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2008 Wychwood Forest Fair at Aston Road, Ducklington

Wychwood's own green country show

This year's Forest Fair will be held at Aston Road, Ducklington, just off the A415, south of Witney on Sunday 31st August from 11am until 5pm.

The Wychwood Project, supported by the Friends of Wychwood, held the first modern Forest Fair in 2000. Since then, the Fair has been held at a different location each year to help indicate the extent of the former forest and to seek to involve more people to restore habitats and create woodlands within the boundaries of the ancient Forest of Wychwood.

This year there will be over 180 stalls and activities to enjoy, including George Hartwell's Children's Fun Fair, a Green Man children's story teller, local Morris dancing sides. An archery demonstration and other entertainments.

There will be displays by the Wychwood Project and its supporters the Friends of Wychwood, as well as by many other local conservation and community groups.

As usual, there will be a wide range of Rural Crafts on show and an Arts and Crafts tent.

Refreshments will include all-day takeaways, pig roasts, and the Friends of Wychwood's tea tent. As well as plenty of Local Food suppliers, locally produced ice cream and farm produce, Witney's local Wychwood Brewery will provide a beer tent.

Any profit from the fair will be used by the Friends of Wychwood to help support the Wychwood Project and other local community conservation work.