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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 Gardening Club - What to do in the garden in January

There's always something to be doing in the garden, whether it's pruning, tidying or sowing, so we've put together our top gardening tasks for January.

Timely Tips In the flower garden

  • Prune your Wisteria plant now, cutting back summer side-shoots to 2 or 3 buds.
  • Prune rose bushes now whilst they are dormant. Cut back to just above a bud and remove any crossing or dead branches.
  • You can plant bare root roses now in a sunny position for spectacular summer colour.
  • If your garden is looking a bit bare try growing a winter-flowering evergreen Clematis such as 'Winter Beauty'.
  • For a more unusual bare-root plant to add to your borders now, try growing Alstroemeria (Peruvian Lily).
  • Cut back the old foliage from ornamental grasses before growth begins - clip them to within a few centimetres of the ground.
  • Cut down the old stems of perennial plants like Sedum - be careful of any new growth.  Remove old Hellebore leaves to make the new blooms more visible as they emerge this spring.
  • Cut back damaged, diseased and the oldest stems of brightly coloured willows, and thin overcrowded stems.
  • Remove any faded flowers from your winter pansies to stop them setting seed.

Jobs around the garden

  • Shred your Christmas tree and add it to compost bins. Alternatively the stripped down branches make great pea sticks.
  • Hang fat balls and keep bird feeders topped up to attract birds, who will in turn eat pests in your garden.
  • Get rid of slimy patches on the patio, and paving by scrubbing with a broom or blasting with a pressure washer.
  • Wash empty pots by scrubbing them with hot water and a mild detergent. Rinse them well afterwards.
  • Consider purchasing water butts now ready for the summer. Rainwater is particularly useful for watering acid-loving, ericaceous plants (tap water is often slightly alkaline).
  • Continue planting trees and shrubs while they are still dormant.