THE Shindig and Gymkhana held on the common last Saturday was a huge success and raised £2,500 for Riding for the Disabled, which is a great boost to this worthy cause.

We, the Common Association committee, would like to thank all the people who gave sponsorship or raffle prizes to the event and all the local people who helped - far too many to thank individually, but it made a real local occasion.

The day started at 2pm with the gymkhana run by Mary Weaver, then the dog show with judge Gordon Young. Next came children's races, followed by clear-round show jumping organised expertly by Sue Satchell.

This led into the evening's activities, starting with horse time-trialling at 6pm with Tim and Angie Stephenson. Then came the bale-rolling, skittles, pig-roast, live music and raffle, in fact a full day of fun from 2pm until after 11pm.

A big thank you also to all the people who came and supported our efforts.

Results: Dog show: Best kept dog: 1 Paul Richards with Meg, 2 Katie Richards with Archie, 3 Di Wisberg with Poppy, 4 Mary Roberts with Missy; Dog the judge would like to take home: 1 Katie Brooks with Jess, 2 Graham Vaughan with Pippa, 3 Jenny Jakeman with Monty, 4 David Flanagan with Jim; Dog that looks most like its owner: 1 Ed Wilkes with Patch, 2 Lyn Tier with Arnie, 3 Tom Calverly with Bella, 4 Matt Gardener with Max. Overall champion, winning the Geoff Leake Cup, Paul Richard with Meg. Gymkhana: Senior champion: Steph Bottomley, reserve Katie Richards; Junior champion: Declan Reynolds, reserve Lucy Calverley. The bale-rolling competition was won by Roger Bates and the skittles by Jeremy Sharman.