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Article from Melton Times, Thursday August 31 2000 'Old Dalby celebrates: Thousands raised in Millennium event but… Theft of charity cash ruins happy day'. Donations totalling more than £100, intended for Romanian orphans, were stolen from the…

A follow-up article in the Melton Times on the 15th Old Dalby Day, dated Thursday Sptember 3 1998 'Fun day for all the family'. Pictured are owl breeder Lauren Hollingshead with nine-week-old Sweet Pea barn owl and wannabe heroes Scott Garthcote (7)…

An article from Melton Times, on the 15th Old Dalby Day 1998: '£6,000 boost for Old Dalby groups'. Pictured are children being entertained by Dave Kallos, 'Magic Balloon Man' and 'Stars and stripes' siblings Ryan (7), Jack (9) and Sean (4) Silverton,…

An article from Leicester Mercury on the 13th Old Dalby Day, August bank holiday, 1996, 'Day long event boosts village. Pictured: a line dancing session, led by Debbie Szopa, of the Melton Line Dancing Club. Other events on the programme included a…

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…

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 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 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…

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

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