Pumpkin Fair Information
This year's fair will be on Saturday 26th September 2026
Entry charges are:
Adults £3.00
Concessions £2.00
4-16s £1.00
Under 4s Free
Our theme for 2026 is Pumpkins of the Caribbean - many of our competitions and displays will be linked to this theme.
Our three beneficiaries for this year are:
Soham Food Bank
- The foodbank was founded in 2012 to tackle food poverty in East Cambs and Fenland.
- It has over 100 dedicated volunteers supporting the local community.
- There are nine weekly sessions across eight locations:
- Ely, March, Chatteris, Soham, Haddenham, Waterbeach, Burwell and Cottenham
Their website is www.ely.foodbank.org.uk and they can be contacted at info@ely.foodbank.org.uk
Soham United FC
Weatheralls HSA
The Weatheralls Home and School Association (HSA) is a dedicated team of parents and volunteers working closely with school staff to raise funds that enhance and enrich the education of all pupils at the Weatheralls Primary School in Soham.
Our two form entry school serves 345 children aged 3 to 11, from Soham and the surrounding villages. The school boasts a generous outdoor space including three playgrounds (Early Years, Key Stage One and Key Stage Two), a large field, meadow, allotment and two dedicated forest school zones.
The current trim trails and climbing structures were installed over a decade ago. They are now worn, outdated, and no longer safe for our children to enjoy. Playground markings have also faded, limiting opportunities for imaginative and active play.
In response, we've launched the Playground Project
a four-year, multi-phase renovation plan to transform all three playgrounds into vibrant, inclusive, and inspiring spaces. Our vision includes:
- Large climbing structures
- Performance stages
- Colourful playground markings
- Team-building and imaginative play zones
- Inclusive, accessible facilities for all abiities
These improvements will aupport physical development, creativity, wellbeing, and joyful outdoor learning for every child.
Our Four Year Plan
Over the past academic year (2024/25) staff have been listening to the pupil's ideas, researching playground equipment companies, getting quotes and plans for the renovation of all three of the school's playgrounds.
Year One: To raise £15,000 for a new large climbing structure in the Key Stage Two playground. This includes ground work and safety surface, construction of structure to a regulatory standard, removal of waste etc.
Year Two: To raise £10,000 for a new climbing structure and playground markings for the Early Years playground. This includes removal of old structure and making good of surface. Construction of new structure, painting of playground markings, removal of waste etc.
Year Three: To raise £10,000 for a new trim trail for Key Stage One playground. This includes removal of old trim trail, installation of safety surface, construction of trim trail, removal of waste etc.
Year Four: To raise £10,000 for a stage in Key Stages One and Two playgrounds. This includes construction of stages, removal of waste etc. To paint playground markings on both playgrounds.
We are hoping that with the help of the Pumpkin Fair, we can install a new climbing structure and playground markings in the Early Years playground in the school year 2026/27. The Fair's support will be celebrated by our pupils, families, and the wider Soham community for years to come.
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