History

In 1924 a group of girls decided to have their own Rose Queen after seeing Lytham Rose Queen procession. There were 7 girls, so they decided who would be the Queen, who would crown her and who would be her attendants – the remainder would be in fancy dress, and one carried a banner asking to support Dr Barnardo’s.

A crown was made by the eldest girl, as she had just been taught to make roses from scraps of material. The Queen’s train was a long white lace curtain and a bouquet of flowers was picked from the garden. The little procession set off to walk round the Green, but only got half way round before nerves got the better of them, so they retreated to a garden at the rear of a house in Park Terrace and had the crowning ceremony.

The following year, 1925, they did walk all the way round the Green and collected £1. 6s. 8d. for Dr Barnardo’s. The crowning took place by Mrs E Sergeant on the lawn of The Elms, and the money collected was given to her as she was the President of the local branch. The result of the girls having a Rose Queen so impressed the parents of the children, that in 1926 they got together and formed a Committee and that is how the first Rose Queen Field Day was started.

ROSE QUEENS:

Click here to view the roll of Rose Queens in previous years.

IMAGES OF FIELD DAY:

Field Day is a village institution and a colourful day out for family and friends.
Click here to view pictures of previous field days.

ABOUT FIELD DAY:

Each year some of the towns and villages on the Fylde appoint a Queen from amongst the young girls in their area to represent the community at various events for the following year. Each community has an allotted weekend which run consecutively thru June and July. Wrea Green follows Kirkham and precedes Lytham.

The crowning ceremony is accompanied by various activities to make a special day. In Wrea Green these include:

• A parade around the village green
• Fancy dress competition
• Morris dancing
• Decorated floats
• Band concert
• Fair
• Side shows and stalls
• Children’s sports
• Other community activities.

WHO CAN TAKE PART

People who live in the immediate vicinity of the village known as the “collection area”. All village school children and their parents. Children and grandchildren of residents. BUT anyone can come and enjoy the day and the village usually has many visitors.

FIELD DAY OBJECTIVES

The objectives of Field Day are to provide a memorable day of fun and entertainment for the community so we hope you enjoyed the day. A small group of volunteers worked hard to make the day a success and the organising committee wish to thank everyone who contributed time, effort and financial support.

It costs about £5,000 to run Field Day and this is all provided by door to door collections and contributions from local business. About 300 local children received free teas and free ride tickets on the fair and everyone was able to enjoy the three bands and fancy dress spectacle.

This year we ran the procession first so that float participants did not have to sit around too long and this helped increase the number of floats. The inclusion of grandchildren able to participate also helped to swell the fancy dress show and parade.

We need feedback and help with organising for next year.

New to the village? Come to the AGM to meet people and if you want, become involved in a longstanding village tradition.

Further details from the:

Chairman of the Field Day committee: Tel 01772 685910

The Secretary: Tel 01772 683450