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Mortimer Fun Day Back for 2025

After a seven-year hiatus, the ever-popular Mortimer Fun Day will return on Saturday 05 July. 

The event will be held on Mortimer Fairground and will be hosted by Mortimer Village Partnership (MVP) and Mortimer Music Live (MML). 

For those new to the village, this event has been a beloved tradition for over a decade.  During the day, entrance will be free of charge to all.  Any help you can give in running this event would be really appreciated,  follow this link:  Click to View Volunteer Opportunities on SignUp

 

Image of a dinosaur for the Mortimer Funday activities

 

You can expect exciting arena acts including a walkabout dinosaur and a thrilling parkour demonstration (see below) alongside local dance, singing and acrobatic groups.  

Classic summer fete activities including coconut shies and welly-wanging will also be happening! Local clubs and societies will be running these activities, giving them a chance to fundraise while connecting with the wider community. And, of course, no Fun Day would be complete without a Beer Tent, offering local beers and a selection of refreshing summer drinks.   

@pedal V Parkour' arena act to perform at Mortimer Fun Day 2025

The schedule of arena events for the afternoon will be roughly as follows:

12.00   EDCDance (Mortimer school children)

12.30   Bezerkaz Circus

13.00   All Stars Theatre Academy

13.30  Dino invasion

14.00  Pedal Power v Parkour + BMX

14.45  Stagecoach Burghfield Common

15.20  3-7 year old Fancy dress parade with prizes ('Heroes & Everyday Heroes')

15.30  Dinosaur Invasion

15.55  Raffle Draw

16.00  Pedal Power v Parkour + BMX

16.40 Ta Da's

In the evening, the fun continues with a special ticketed music event brought to the village by MML. 

 

 

Mortimer Scouts go Pioneering

 

Over the October half term 1st Mortimer Scouts camped locally in Benyons Enclosure. Thanks must go to Richard Edwards from Englefield Estate for his kind permission for us to do so. The theme was pioneering with the main aim being to build a log cabin. Our Scouts really enjoy camping out in hammocks, so these were duly hung up and covers put over to keep out the torrential rain ! Coupled with some fantastic open-fire cooking including full Sunday Roast and some delicious fresh baked bread rolls, the camp was a great success This was the 28th year running that we have camped in October both here in the UK and abroad in the French Alps.  There are some pictures to give a flavour of the camp. If you are looking for some fun come and join us. Neil Johnson Group Scoutmaster

Scout pioneering bivvy

 

Camp Cooking

 

Camp Fire

 

Building Cabin

 

Completed Cabin

 

Thatching the cabin

 

Cooking Burgers