WHEELIE FUN DAY 2026 - SATURDAY 4th JULY 2026 - we look forward to seeing you all - 10am to 10pm - FREE ENTRY! It's all loads of Family Fun!!
WHEELIE FUN DAY is a large traditional village fête held on Somersham playing field in Suffolk, we welcome young, old and families - activities and attractions include: Live music + entertainment on our stage all day, classic + cherished vehicle show and all sorts of wheel-power…..cycle speedway, bicycles and motorcycles, skateboarding.… plus Suffolk Punch horses, birds of prey, a marketplace of local + trade stalls, plus choices for hot + cold food, three bars, fête games, children’s and family entertainment and a Grand Raffle.
Don't Miss the Wheelie Warm-Up Act!
:: Wheelie Grand Raffle - not-to-be-missed! Last year's prizes included family day tickets & vouchers to Jimmy's Farm, Crown Pools, Baylham Rare Breeds Farm, Regal Cinema, Jump In, Orwell River Cruises, Go Frolic!, New Wolsey Theatre and….. champagne! BUY YOUR TICKETS, sold on the day from the Grand Raffle HQ next to the Games Gazebo. Draw to be held on our entertainment stage, circa 16:30 on the afternoon of Wheelie Fun Day.
SATURDAY 4th JULY 2026
:: FREE VEHICLE SHOW | Classic Cars & Motorbikes | Retro, Modified & Performance Cars | Awards & Prizes | Tractors & Off-Roaders / 4x4s | Norfolk & Suffolk 4x4 Response | Auto Jumble Stall |
:: LIVE ENTERTAINMENT | on stage from 11:30am to 10pm  |
-----30 min Sets-----
11:30 - Pluck ‘n’ Squeeze
12:00 - Sarah Beth of The Three Chordettes
12:30 - Fox Academy Dance School, Stowmarket
13:00 - Hadleigh Community Choir
13:30 - Matt Whitton
14:00 - The Frestonians
14:30 - Phil Eden
15:00 - The Common Chords
-----Hour Long Sets-----
15:30 - Under The Bridge
16:30 - Interlude for Grand Raffle Draw and Vehicle Awards
17:00 - Jess Davey (Band)
18:00 - Caution Horses
19:00 - T B C
20:00 - Epix
21:00 - Jax&Co
22:00 - End
:: ATTRACTIONS | Skateboard Coaching | Cycle Speedway Tournament | Suffolk Punch horses (John Latham, Little Blakenham, Suffolk) | Wheelwright (Gus Kitson, Sibton, Suffolk) | Harrier Hawk Falconry Display (Jamie the Hawkman) |
:: FOOD AND DRINK | German Swing Grill | Yellow Street Food Bus | Mexican Street Food | Barista coffee & Other Hot Drinks | Pick-n-Mix | Ice-Cream Van & Donut Stall | Homemade Cakes | Cider | Local Real Ales from the Barrel | Soft Drinks Bar | The Duke of Marlborough Cocktails & Wine Bar |
:: FAMILY FUN | Grand Raffle & Tombolas | Play Area | Face Painting | Hoopla & other Fête Games | Tennis Courts | Bric-a-brac | Bookstalls | Jewellery, Craft and other market stalls | Wool-spinning demonstration | and much more!
:: FÊTE GAMES | Splat the Rat | Hoopla |Tin Can Alley | Quoits | Teddy Ball | Yellow and Red Ball | Lolly Luck | Sponge Race | Balance Ball | Spelling Game |

WHEELIE FUN DAY is a large traditional village fête held on Somersham playing field in Suffolk, we welcome young, old and families
CONTACT US
To help in any way or for general enquiries, contact: Terry on 07733 226898 or  wheelieenquiries@btinternet.com 
** Social Media Find us on Facebook
Thank you, and looking forward to a wheelie great fun day 2026!!
FIND US
:: WHEELIE FUN DAY, Somersham Playing Field, Main Road, Somersham, Suffolk - IP8 4PF   What 3 Words: displays.passages.amplifier
:: Parking for Wheelie Fun Day - please use the Village Hall car park - What 3 Words: successes.kingpin.songbirds - thank you.
ABOUT US
** Photographs from our yearly event are on our Facebook
** Wheelie Fun Day is coordinated by and raises funds for the Somersham & District Community Association, registered as Charity Number 1214025 
:: OUR SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS AND FUNDERS
Ashworth Financial | Bacton Transport | Binder Ltd | Cory Brothers | NFU Mutual Lavenham | Palmer Fencing | Somersham Parish Council | Tubeway | Turners Blinds, Awnings and Shutters | Vitavia Greenhouses
**Somersham Football Club, Somersham Tennis Club, Auto Animals, Great Blakenham/Somersham Cycle Speedway, Somersham Youth Club, The Duke of Marlborough pub and numerous local volunteers and sponsors support the planning and co-ordination of the annual Wheelie Fun Day - massive thank you to one & all!! 
Don't Miss the Wheelie Warm-Up Act!
:: Wheelie Grand Raffle - not-to-be-missed! Last year's prizes included family day tickets & vouchers to Jimmy's Farm, Crown Pools, Baylham Rare Breeds Farm, Regal Cinema, Jump In, Orwell River Cruises, Go Frolic!, New Wolsey Theatre and….. champagne! BUY YOUR TICKETS, sold on the day from the Grand Raffle HQ next to the Games Gazebo. Draw to be held on our entertainment stage, circa 16:30 on the afternoon of Wheelie Fun Day.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFORMATION 
:: Bus routes 111 and 111A serve Somersham - click here for the bus timetable at SuffolkOnBoard - Suffolk County Council’s passenger transport and sustainable travel information service - including free travel pass information, SEND travel training, live bus and rail news, school travel, roadwork updates and much more.

An extra treat at WHEELIE FUN DAY! The Duke’s Cocktail & Wine Bar always adds to this great day out - find us near to the Wheelie entertainment stage - open from 12noon until the end of play!
Enjoy our Cocktail journey as you gaze into the BLUE LAGOON with the TEQUILA SUNRISE brightening and illuminating everything…..you’ll have a WOO WOO of a Wheelie Fun Day!
COCKTAILS - £7.50 EACH OR 2 FOR £14
We will also have wine: PINOT GRIGIO, PINOT ROSÉ and MERLOT - as well as PIMMS! - and SPICED RUM, VODKA and GIN with a variety of mixers available - plus Cordials and orange juice.
During April 2026, The Duke was chosen as SUFFOLK PUB OF THE WEEK by Suffolk Sound Radio!!
The Duke of Marlborough itself will be open as usual from 12noon-11pm on Saturday, and our menu (kitchen open 12-9pm on Saturdays) is regularly updated, so why not check out the latest options here! https://thedukeofmarlborough.com/food-and-drink/
Information on our other events - thank you, Claire!
https://thedukeofmarlborough.com/upcoming-events/

Lots of vehicles have now registered for the CAR SHOW at Somersham Wheelie Fun Day (SWFD) - so we’re all looking forward to great day on Saturday 4th July!
You can still register for free……to join our cherished-vehicle show, to display vehicles (or anything with wheels!) please contact - Adam - 07963 763247 - swfd@autoanimals.co.uk
If you’re planning to come along on the day, it’s still useful for Adam to know there’s a chance you’ll turn up, so please do let him know - thank you!
All vehicles present on the day will be entered for our 2026 Wheelie Vehicle Awards:
:: CLEANEST VEHICLE
:: BEST CLASSIC
:: BEST RETRO
:: BEST PERFORMANCE / MODIFIED
:: BEST IN SHOW
Our judges look forward to seeing all the great vehicles, and fabulous owners, drivers, passengers, families and friends!
THIS YEAR’S AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT 4:30PM ALONGSIDE THE RAFFLE DRAW
:: WANT YOUR VEHICLE IN THE SHOW NEXT YEAR? 
:: PLEASE GET IN TOUCH - WE’D LOVE TO SEE YOU IN 2027!
To help in any way or for general enquiries - Terry Fordham, Co-ordinator - and Chair, Somersham & District Community Association - registered as a Charity No. 304816
Mobile: 07733 226898
Email: wheelieenquiries@btinternet.com
Social Media Find us on Facebook
:: OUR SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS AND FUNDERS
Ashworth Financial | Bacton Transport | Binder Ltd | Cory Brothers | NFU Mutual Lavenham | Palmer Fencing | Somersham Parish Council | Tubeway | Turners Blinds, Awnings and Shutters | Vitavia Greenhouses
ABOUT US
:: Wheelie Fun Day is coordinated by and raises funds for the Somersham & District Community Association, registered as Charity Number 1214025 
:: Somersham Football Club, Somersham Tennis Club, Auto Animals, Somersham and Great Blakenham Cycle Speedway, Somersham Youth Club, The Duke of Marlborough and numerous local volunteers and sponsors support the planning and co-ordination of the annual Wheelie Fun Day - thank you to one & all!!!

 Starting from the week beginning 1st June 2026, households will have more opportunities to recycle as part of nationwide changes to waste collections. Further details on the NEWS & INFORMATION menu tab above.
These changes include:
:: a new weekly food waste collection service - allowing residents to dispose of unusable and expired food items
:: extra items will be accepted in the recycling collection - including glass, cartons, and plastic bags, wrappings and films
:: a separate collection for paper and card
:: a new three-weekly collection schedule
More details on your Food Waste Caddy:  https://www.suffolkrecycling.org.uk/Asset-library/swp-food-waste-caddy-leaflet.pdf
MID SUFFOLK Waste Collection - New Schedule - June to November 2026
https://www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/documents/d/asset-library-54706/mid-suffolk-waste-collection-schedule-june-to-november-20267

DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH - Watch Norway v England match live with us! There's no better place to watch the biggest tournament in football than down the pub!!!
Saturday | England Quarter-Final Match | Kick-Off at 10pm Watch England live with us!
We'll be showing the football live, so come and join the crowd!
BOOK YOUR TABLE FOR SUPPER EARLIER IN THE EVENING - our kitchen is open from 12noon to 9pm - www.thedukeofmarlborough.com/book-a-table - with WORLD CUP in the Notes, thank you!
We serve award-winning traditional ales and craft beers: Victoria Bitter (Earl Soham) and Woodforde’s Wherry Amber ale.
Enjoy our rotating selection of seasonal brews.
We offer keg beers, lagers, ciders - wines, spirits, liqueurs, cocktails, low & no-alcohol, and cordials.
Plus standard and premium lagers and ciders, including Aspall Cyder and Hawkstonepremium lager and cider.
We have recently included Pintle pale ale from Burnt Mill Brewery, Suffolk - known for hazy, unfiltered styles with strong hop profiles.
And now keep Norfolk Rum, produced entirely in England.
We also offer Adnams Broadside, a strong ale brewed with East Anglian Malt.

The Tournament dart games started at 1pm on Saturday 27th June, and finished circa 8pm. The Duke of Marlborough opened at midday.
:: The Tournament is sponsored by AMBIT - https://ambitcatering.com/
:: Our new Champion is Matt Whitton!
The two losing semi-finalists were Josh Wilden of The Limeburners team and Nathan Fillbrook of the Dukes of Hazzard team (Duke of Marlborough). The Runner-Up, Karl Mortimer is an independent player…..and the Winner, Matt Whitton is a member of The Afterburners, a new team based at The Limeburners pub in Offton.  
:: Matt “Champion” Whitton also won the highest checkout trophy for getting a 115-out, congratulations! When interviewed Matt said, “My son Freddie (also of The Afterburners team) being in India meant that this was my big chance, phew!!!”
(The Duke of Marlborough pub is now down to one team, please contact the pub if you’re interested in being part of a new team….https://thedukeofmarlborough.com/)
Competing darts players for next year - remember to book your slot for the 2027 Tournament!!
The Elmsett & District Darts League doesn’t really take a long break. We finished the Winter League at end of April and then started the Summer League in May. And it goes round and round!
Over the years, this fabulous darts tournament has raised thousands of pounds for S&DCA WHEELIE FUN DAY (held on Saturday 4th July 2026) - featuring live music, cherished-vehicle show, market stalls, food, swing grill, drink, bars, cycle speedway, skateboarding, Suffolk Punch horses, birds of prey, and family entertainment.

DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH - Watch England v Argentina semi-final match live with us! There's no better place to watch the biggest tournament in football than down the pub!!!
Wednesday | England Semi-Final Match | PUB OPENS AT 4pm | Kick-Off at 8pm Watch England live with us! 
We'll be showing the football live, so come and join the crowd!
We serve award-winning traditional ales and craft beers: Victoria Bitter (Earl Soham) and Woodforde’s Wherry Amber ale.
Enjoy our rotating selection of seasonal brews.
We offer keg beers, lagers, ciders - wines, spirits, liqueurs, cocktails, low & no-alcohol, and cordials.
Plus standard and premium lagers and ciders, including Aspall Cyder and Hawkstone premium lager and cider.
We have recently included Pintle pale ale from Burnt Mill Brewery, Suffolk - known for hazy, unfiltered styles with strong hop profiles.
And now keep Norfolk Rum, produced entirely in England.
We also offer Adnams Broadside, a strong ale brewed with East Anglian Malt.

Each month, every 3rd Wednesday is Prize Bingo Night in Somersham - and all ages are welcome!
The next Village Hall Bingo Night is on Wednesday 15th July.
It costs £1:00 per book - and this includes free refreshments.
Remaining proceeds go towards Village Hall fundraising.
There’s plenty of parking space at the Village Hall - which is accessible - and it’s nice and warm inside, we look forward to seeing you!
Please see details of our Prize Bingo Nights in every issue of THE LINK NEWSLETTER
To advertise in The Link Newsletter please contact Steve Woolhouse on: steve.woolhouse@btinternet.com - the deadline is the FIRST OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH.