Crafts of every kind, all sorts of gifts to find…

Mum’s poem gets across message of school fundraiser

A mum has come up with a unique way to promote a school craft fair.

Natalie Ward, 44, from Kennington, has written a poem about the craft fair and vintage tea being hosted by the Friends of Lady Joanna Thornhill Primary School in Wye, in conjunction with C.A.K.E (Crafts in Ashford, Kent, England).

It takes place on Saturday at the school in Bridge Street from 10am to 4pm.

Mrs Ward, creator of C.A.K.E, has a son Charlie, eight, who goes to the school and an older son George, 11, who goes to Wye School.

Mrs Ward said: “With so many craft fairs taking place at this time of year, I really wanted to make ours stand out and for people to have an idea of all the wonderful stalls that will be there on Saturday.

“I wrote a similar poem for last year’s craft fair and it went down well with the stallholders who shared it on their Facebook pages.”

Stalls will include vintage tea, cakes,cards and plenty of gift ideas. There is free parking at the village hall and free entry to the fair.

Lines from Natalie’s poem include:

Remember, remember the 8th of November, at Lady Joanna Thornhill in Wye, it’s the annual Craft Fair and Vintage Tea, ‘hurrah’ we hear you cry!

This year we have at least 30 stalls, amazing crafts of every kind, bring along your Christmas lists, there’ll be all sorts of gifts to find.

“And when you have finished shopping, and your feet begin to ache, take a seat and treat yourself, to a cuppa and a slice of cake.

“So there’s no excuse not to come along, free parking at the Village Hall, bring your friends and family, to Lady Joanna Thornhill School.

See the full poem on the C.A.K.E Facebook page.