August Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
The sky of the morning of Sunday 6th August was a cloudless blue when 66 stallholders arrived to open up their vehicles to prepare to display their wares for sale.
One stall holder, however, considered it to windy to display clothes on a rack for sale and within half an hour had packed up and left the remaining 65 stallholders to await the public searching for bargains.
Many had, however, wondered whether Storm Antoni which inundated Seaford on the Saturday would prevent the August Boot, Craft and Produce Fair taking place. Despite the rain, the pitch marking on the Saturday had taken place in the morning, and so the response to the many queries on Facebook on Saturday was ’Yes, the weather forecast is good for tomorrow’.
Any possible reticence of the pubic due to the storm was however not apparent as the Martello Field was soon filled with inquisitive bargain hunters, and as a result many of the stallholders confirmed that they were doing a good trade.
At Boot Fairs there are some items commonly found on several stalls and some uniquely for sale on one stall. These latter included a jacket of a member of the Border Troop of the German Democratic Republic (Grenztruppen der DDR), a navy issue suitcase, a knitted purple owl and a very doleful looking large stuffed toy dog.
Surprisingly given that the Fair was being held in August there was a significant number of stalls selling Christmas decorations such as a selection of various sized pink baubles, several toy Santa's, wreaths, julgransbelysning utomhus (Christmas tree outdoor lights) and lichterketten für außen (external fairy lights), as well as a pair of red nosed reindeer slippers!
As a result of the Fair nearly £700 was raised which will be used to support local charitable and international Rotary projects.
Related pages...
Last 2024 Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more The last Boot, Craft and Produce Fair of 2024 was held on Sunday 6th October despite the week-long forecasts of rain.
A Busy Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more The weather on Sunday 1st September was generally sunny and warm, and a large number of curious customers were attracted to the West Martello Field to search for a bargain at one of the 90 stalls at the penultimate Fair of 2024.
Better than the Other One!
more After the cancellation of the July Rotary Boot, Craft and Produce Fair due to inclement weather, the stallholders and curious crowds returned to the West Martello Field for the August Fair.
Mayday Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more The sky was a cloudless blue early on Sunday 5th May as a queue of prospective stall holders snaked up Cricketfield Road and westwards along the Esplanade before the gate to Martello Field was opened for the stallholders to enter to set up their pitches.
June Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more In the last 12 months, Geoff Lowles has been cultivating in his greenhouse a variety of plants which he has grown from either seed, cutting or seedlings as plug plants.
Boot, Craft and Produce Fairs in 2023
more Including Rotary stall sales and money in donation buckets, money totalling £6,143 was raised at the seven Seaford Rotary Boot, Craft and Produce Fairs in 2023, second only to the money raised in 2018.
First Boot, Craft and Produce Fair of 2024
more The morning of the first Boot, Craft and Produce Fair of 2024 dawned blue with a cloudless sky; any clouds having been blown away overnight by the strong warm winds of Storm Kathleen.
A Warm Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more The forecast was for a hot dry sunny day, and so large numbers of stallholders arrived at Martello Fields in the hope that there would also be large numbers of inquisitive bargain hunters.
An Average July Fair
more Compared with last year, a record event with 117 stalls, and the 2021 July Fair which was cancelled due to the forecast of inclement weather, this Fair with 64 stalls could be considered to be average.
June Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more AT THE start of the June Boot, Craft and Produce Fair, the Rotary stall was adorned with plants grown by Past President Geoff Lowles with all proceeds from their sale going to Seaford Rotary Charitable Trust Funds.
Coronation Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more A cool, but dry morning with a leaden sky greeted the early risers who took the opportunity to display their wares for sale at the second Rotary Boot, Craft and Produce Fair on 7th May.
First Boot, Craft and Produce Fair of 2023
more The morning dawned cloudy but dry although cold with a northerly chill wind. This however did not deter the early stallholders setting up on Martello Fields to sell their wares to attract those hoping to find a bargain.
Boot, Craft and Produce Fairs in 2022
more How disappointing that we weren’t able to finish the year on a high note. Our Fair scheduled for Sunday 2nd October had to be cancelled due to the forecast of heavy/persistent rain. The forecast was, for once, correct.
Record Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more AS I DROVE along the Esplanade towards the Martello Tower to photographically record the July Boot, Craft and Produce Fair, I was greeted by the sight of a member of the public with his arms full of what appeared to be a coal scuttle and several boxes.
Posh September Fair
more It is not often that you see a 1970 Rolls Royce Merlin anywhere, let alone one behind the stall at the Car Boot Fair, but that was the case at the September Rotary Boot, Craft and Produce Fair at Martello Fields.
August Boot, Craft & Produce Fair
more A warm sunny August morning attracted a large number of stallholders and the public to the Rotary, Craft and Produce Fair in West Martello Field on the first Sunday in August.
May Day Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more The second Rotary Boot, Craft and Produce Fair of the year saw 85 vendors setting up their stalls on the West Martello Fields.
First Boot, Craft and Produce Fair of 2022
more The sky dawned blue, and in the crisp fresh Sunday morning only faint disappearing vapour trails could be seen in the sky over Seaford Head as the early the stall holders arrived to set up their wares for the first Boot, Craft and Produce Fair of 2022.
_1.jpg)
Boot, Craft and Produce Fairs 2021
more SEAFORD ROTARY would like to express its immense gratitude to those members of the Seaford community who attended the Rotary Boot, Craft and Produce Fairs in 2021, stallholders and the public, all contributed to making the fairs this year a great success.
Wet September Fair
more The sky on the morning of 19th September was grey and laden with rain bearing clouds
August Bank Holiday Sunday Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more IT IS A well-known fact that the number of stallholders at a Boot Fair is inversely proportional to the number and darkness of clouds in the sky.
.jpg)
Early August Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more THE SKY was not laden with moisture-bearing clouds, and so on the first of the month it was possible to hold the first of two Boot, Craft and Produce Fairs in August unlike the July fair which was cancelled due to the forecast of inclement weather.
First Boot, Craft and Produce Fair of 2021
more A chill spring morning with blue skies greeted the early risers who made their way to the first Seaford Rotary Boot, Craft and Produce Fair of 2021.
.jpg)
May Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more A BRIGHT yet chill morning greeted the hopeful vendors arriving at the West Martello Field for the second Rotary Boot, Craft and Produce Fair of 2021.
.jpg)
June Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more The morning of Sunday 6th June dawned cloudy but dry. Before long, the Martello Field was invaded by stallholders to set up and sell their wares.
Additional October Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more An additional fair was arranged for 11th October, and although there was a north wind which kept the temperature cool for the early starters, the sky was blue, the wind light and soon a continuous flow of people arrived to investigate possible bargains.
Boot, Craft and Produce Fair late September 2020
more It was a cold strong northerly wind that greeted the stallholders as they arrived to set up for the second Rotary Boot Fair on the last Sunday in September.
Boot, Craft and Produce Fair 6th September 2020
more An early morning rain shower did not deter the eager stallholders who arrived to set up at the second Rotary Boot, Craft and Produce Fair on the Martello Fields on 6th September.
.jpg)
Boot, Craft and Produce Fair August 2020
more The Sunday morning dawned with a warm blue sky accompanied by the occasional white cloud and a gentle breeze, ideal weather for the return of the Seaford Rotary Boot, Craft and Produce Fair after a long absence.
June Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more The Saturday before the fair was warm and sunny and so when the morning of Sunday 2nd June also dawned sunny seventy-six stall holders were tempted to ply their wares at the June Boot, Craft and Produce Fair.
May Boot, Craft and Produce Fair
more A clear blue sky, and although the north wind was chilly, 58 stallholders were attracted to the May Boot, Craft and Produce Fair on West Martello Field.
First Boot, Craft and Produce Fair of the Year
more There were 55 stalls, down on the 79 stalls last year. Last year was, however, exceptional, in no other year have there been 55 stalls in April.
