Rustic Fayre celebrates its 25th anniversary

The Silver Rustic Fayre, run by Verwood Rotary Club, will take place on August Bank Holiday Monday.

Among the crowd-pulling arena acts at the Silver Rustic Fayre will be Olivants Big & Little horse display. Some of the usuals will also be there: dog agility; terrier racing, (guaranteed to make you laugh), and that messy sport of egg catching.

Set to attract thousands, the Silver Rustic will also include 80+ stalls, live music, 250 classic vehicles and a pet show. Monster Bounce, Punch & Judy and Circus Whizz will keep the kids amused, whilst Pimms, beers and wine will be for adults only, and it wouldn’t be a Rustic Fayre without a BBQ and the duck race.

“Rusty” Vern Harris has been pivotal in organising the event for the last 25 years. “I’m not sure how I got the job in the first place,” he told mags4dorset. “It must have been a lot easier than trying to pass it on now. From a very tentative start in 1994, Verwood Rotary Club has built the ‘Rustic’ into Verwood’s favourite day out; and that in itself is very rewarding for me and all involved.”

Does he love organising the event?

“Not until the Tuesday after, when I know we’ve had another successful ‘Rustic Fayre’. Then we’re able to donate the proceeds to local good causes. That’s what it’s all about, and that’s when I ‘love it’,” said Vern.

mags4dorset has provided the programmes for this great day out for the last 15 years.