Sutton St Edmund Parish Church hosts summer fete, with classic car show, tombola and afternoon tea
The grade II-listed Sutton St Edmund Parish Church was the perfect setting for a village fete on England's Midsummer weekend.
Afternoon teas, with strawberries and cream, a mini classic car display and tombola were held in the area of St Edmund's as a fundraiser for the church.
Jane Spriggs, churchwarden for St Edmund's, said: "This is our number one fundraiser for the year and usually we have classic cars on the churchyard.
Michelle Coleman (left) serves visitors, including district councillor Michael Seymour and wife Pauline (second and third left) at the tombola stall. Photo by Tim Wilson. SG-230619-037TW
"But this year, a landowner kindly let us put the cars on his drive."
Among the classic cars on display were a 1962 Austin Cambridge A60, Triumph Herald 1200, Ford Zephyr 1600 and a 1932 Dennis Lancet MJ 4549 school bus.
The Rev Mike Ongyerth, rector of St Edmund's Church, said: "I'm trying to engage more with the community and so this was a nice thing to do at a lovely church on the nearest Sunday to Midsummer's Day."
Coun Michael Seymour, South Holland District Council members for The Suttons ward, said: "I've been coming here regularly for a long time and it's one of the smallest villages in the district.
"But it's also one of the nicest and the church fete is good for Sutton St Edmund."
