Sports Fields Stalls!

We’ve been busy again this year in getting a whole load of stalls for your shopping and browsing pleasure! There are sweet stalls, photography stalls face painters, burgers, hog roasts an more!

In case you wanted to know who’s going to be there, well, here’s the list!

1st Doddington Guides
1st Doddington Rainbows
1st Doddington Scout Group
Army Cadets
Askham Village Community
Beagles Explorer Scouts
Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service Community Champions
Cartigan Jams, Chutneys & Preserves
Doddington Christmas Lights
Doddington Horticultural Society
Doddington Model Club
Doddington Recreation Committee
Doddington Under 5s
Emma's Frames and Make a Memory Photography
Glitter Hair - Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Greenvale
iBaker/Boston Donuts
Jester King Hog Roast
Kelly's Sweet Creations
Maggie's Henna Tattoo
Party Sweet Cones & Tombola
Perfect Shot Photography
Pick-aaa-Book!
StreetPride
The WI
Wills Wheels

We hope you’ll call over to each of the stalls and see what games they have going on, or what they’re selling/advertising. Have fun!!

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