20/07/2026
What a day!! Saturday was our 4th Annual Laneham Olympics and we reckon it was the best yet! The weather was perfect, with a very sporting crowd, and smiles all round. Have a look through the photos below and see if you can find yourself!
We've counted up the takings and after costs we've raised just over £700! We'll be making a donation to St Peter's Church to help with repairs to the Markham Memorial, and the rest goes to the Laneham Memorial Hall charity to ensure this vital part of the village stays open and available to all.
A huge thanks to the team of volunteers from Laneham Memorial Hall who worked tirelessly for months to put this event on. It's a small but mighty team and if you would like to be a part of it we'd be delighted to welcome you in.
And equally huge thanks to:
The Bees Knees Laneham and The Ferryboat Inn at Church Laneham not only for supplying much of the drink and bar for the day, but also for being great sports and making the Tug of War the centrepiece of the event.
To all the other local businesses and Laneham Parish Council who donated prizes for the raffle, money to pay for essentials and gave up their time to help set up
To the people who helped in putting up tents, setting out the bar, lifting and shifting tables, chairs, bbqs, games, kegs and bales - thank you! And to BBC Radio 2's Vernon Kay for giving the event a shout out on the radio on Friday's show!! That was a nice surprise...
And finally of course to the wonderful residents of Laneham, Church Laneham, visitors to Trentfield Farm Camping and Caravanning, and all our friends, neighbours and families who came along to enjoy the day, take part, and spend some money. It's all well and good organising an event like this, but it only works if you come along... which you did in your droves!!
