Village to use old underwear for fete bunting

When a village fete committee decided to budget for this year’s summer gathering because of the recession, few in the community realised how far they’d go. Keen to keep costs down, the committee has ditched the bunting this year and will be lining the streets of Langton Herring with ... pairs of pants.

What started as a joke at a meeting has turned into reality with assorted piles of underwear strung up on string to decorate the village in the run-up to the fete on Saturday.

Committee members admitted there were a few raised eyebrows at first. But villagers have now taken the idea to heart and have inundated the organisers with their undies.



Langton Herring fete committee member Amanda King suggested the pants as a bunting idea as a joke at a committee meeting after hearing bunting used at previous events had broken or perished and there wasn’t enough money to buy replacement material.

To her surprise, the committee liked the idea and chairman Anne Kerins even volunteered her home as an official ‘pants collection point.’ It was hoped to decorate the streets around the village green where the fete will be held. But so many pairs have turned up that underwear looks set to dangle over other streets too.

“Ann has run with the idea and the village has been very supportive. We even hope to have some holy pants from the vicar,” Amanda said.