After the cleaning up operation was (almost) over and because Tuesday 4th was also a Bank Holiday, Villagers held a contribution lunch and barbecue near the village hall.


After lunch four teams competed in a Scrapheap Challenge using basically what was left from the Bric a Brac stall from the Fayre. The challenge was to make a machine to accurately propel an egg as far as possible.
Points were awarded for distance, accuracy, style and decoration. Bonus points were given if the egg was successfully caught by a team member.

Four very different machines were built and there were varying degrees of success. The winners were the Top Road team who built a catapult that scored very well on distance and accuracy.



A notable achievement was by the team lead by Johnny Hutton and Bob Allen who built a seige catapult. This machine operated with deadly accuracy and was capable of sending the egg unexpectedly large distances.

Unfortunately, Bob, their catcher, underestimated the distance the egg would travel and stood too close to the launcher. He also failed to catch the egg which hit him below the belt and smashed, to the great amusement of all of the spectators.