I hope that will assure vicars, scout masters and women's institute presidents that their fetes are not under threat.
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I do not think it is a fair comparison to talk about lotteries for cakes at village fetes.
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Clause 49 provides for the closing or limiting of traffic on promenades during fetes and other functions.
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By means of extraordinarily hard work and appeals, and by putting on fetes, it will probably succeed.
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I gave an undertaking that no other fetes would be allowed.
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We gamble in casinos, at church fetes, at charity functions and even in pubs where there are various draws.
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Two children's intensive-care cots were provided for the local hospital by people in the area joining together and raising money through fetes, collections and raffles.
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I am not concerned with small lotteries that are incidental to fetes, dinners, dances and sporting events.
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The parents' association has organised garden fetes, sponsored walks, sponsored swims, and jumble sales.
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I accept what he says about announcements of local fetes, and so on.
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Our performers in music, drama and dance are feted throughout the world.
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I have an image of bowler-hatted man with clipboards touring village fetes.
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He said that 4,000 horticultural fetes were outside the tax and that only a very small minority paid it.
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They have to do so in order to operate large fetes, bazaars and entertainments for charities.
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Rather than just, as used to be perceived, helping out at fetes, and so on, they are now used in a variety of expertise policing.
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