Woodhurst Feast Week has been celebrated in the village for over 200 years. It takes place in the week around the 24th June which is the Feast Day for St John the Baptist, the patron saint of our church.
Feast Week provides an opportunity for the village community to get together and celebrate our heritage and environment and to raise vital funds to help with the running costs of the Church and Village Hall. Last year’s events raised over £1,000.
Each year, a number of competitions are held within the village, including our famous scarecrow festival. We have 3 categories in the scarecrow competition; Most Humourous; Most Topical; and Best Traditional. The scarecrow with the most votes overall wins the Comben Trophy to keep for a year.
This years winners were;| Best Traditional | The Cricket Match - Manor Farm | Family Pass - courtesy of the Raptor Centre, Woodhurst |
| Most Topical | Crowatia - 1 Moot Way | Tenpin Bowling Vouchers - Courtesy of Lakeside Lodge, Pidley |
| Most Humourous | Should have gone to Specsavers - Holdich Farmhouse | £20 Voucher - Courtesy of Pets At Home, Huntingdon |
| Overall Winner | The Cricket Match | Comben Trophy |
| Front Garden | |
| First - Fullards Farm | Sunday Carvery for two courtesy of Slepe Hall Hotel |
| Back Garden | |
| First - Pringleside | Large potted Fuschia courtesy of Cranbrooks Garden Centre |
| Second - The Long Barn | |
| Containers | |
| First - Rosedean | Two potted plants courtesy of Parkhall Nursery |
| Vegetable Patch | |
| First - Rosedean | Sunday Carvery for two courtesy of Slepe Hall Hotel |
| Second - Pringleside | |
| Third - Fullards Farm | |
We also run a Feast Week 100 Club. 2010's winners are listed below
| 24.04.10 | Les Bass | Sysona | £5.00 |
| 01.05.10 | Mrs Pearson | 2 South Street | £5.00 |
| 08.05.10 | Anne Parker | Sandstones | £5.00 |
| 15.05.10 | Brookes | Barn View | £5.00 |
| 22.05.10 | Hannah Parker | c/o Sandstones | £5.00 |
| 29.05.10 | Tobi and Becky Menzies | Harradine Cottage | £5.00 |
| 05.06.10 | Tracey Dowding | 6 Moot Way | £5.00 |
| 12.06.10 | Pat Tyhurst | Chelsea Rest | £5.00 |
| 19.06.10 | Mike Prince | Vine Cottage | £5.00 |
| 26.06.10 | Poppy West | 11 Moot Way | £100.00 |
| Wheelers | Croft Barn | £50.00 | |
| Martin & Mel | The Lilacs | £25.00 |
This year's Feast Week Quiz was compiled by Gary Davis. The Prize winners were as follows;
| First | Anita Ive | 10 Moot Way | 22.5 pts | Prize : £15 |
| Runner Up | Bill & Dee | 1 Moot Way | 21.5 pts | Prize : £10 |
Many thanks to all the companies that gave prizes for the scarecrow and garden competitions. Special Thanks to P&F Foods who donated desserts for the Dance.
Huge thanks must also go to all those who helped, donated, fetched, carried, cleaned and organised at this year's Feast Week events
Now we can start to think about next year !