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Melton Times Old Dalby Day news article 'Fire-eating on the bill at Old Dalby Day' 29/08/2006. Unusual attractions on offer

Leicester Mercury Old Dalby Day news article 'Roll up for Old Dalby day' 25/08/2007

Leicester Mercury Old Dalby Day news article '12,000 pour in for village's big event' 26/08/2008

Melton Times Old Dalby Day news article 'Roll up, roll up for 24th Old Dalby Day' 28/08/2010

Melton Times Old Dalby Day news article 'Old Dalby Day set to be a corker' 25/08/2012

Timeline item 27: 1986 - The village fete evolves into Old Dalby Day, which in subsequent decades raises over £200,000 for local causes

Article from Melton Times for one of the first Old Dalby Fetes 1984/85, 'Old Dalby's Wild Bunch'! Pictured are children in fancy dress, sitting pretty in the stocks; Julie Stokes (6); Helen Rodgers (5); Louise Dixon (4); Meric Little (7) and Craig…

"Article from the Melton Times, on the first publicly announced 'Old Dalby Day' Bank Holiday weekend, August 1986. Denis Coath, from Central Television, opened the event and his wife judged the fancy dress. The winners of the 3 classes were Kate &…

Article from Leicester Mercury, Thursday September 3 1987 'Old Dalby shows off'. Twelve gardens of Old Dalby were on show, which raised a staggering £1,000 to help towards the final phase of restoration at the local village hall.

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Article from Leicester Mercury, 11th Old Dalby Day 1994. The day was opened by Mrs Jackie Fisher, former headteacher, at Old Dalby School. Pictured are Mrs Elaine Welsh, Mrs Rhiannon Bennett and Mrs Sue Potts, with their prize specimens for the…