The Committee

The Soham Pumpkin Fair committee are a team who are responsible for the organisation and execution of everything that is required to ensure that each year's pumpkin fair runs successfully and that all resources that are required are obtained and managed, all expenditure is accounted for and all funds distributed to the chosen charities.

Work commences on the planning of each fair soon after Christmas, and committee meetings are now held on the first Monday of each month at the Viva Theatre in Mereside, Soham at 8pm to co-ordinate work and assign tasks as they arise. Every year we meet each Monday in September on the run-up to the fair to ensure that every detail is attended to.

If you feel that you would like to join the team, and you are able to commit to the effort required not only throughout the year, but on the day of the fair as well, when we have a huge variety of work which the committee performs - ranging from erecting stalls and managing a barbecue to booking produce in for competitions and weighing pumpkins (and a host of other tasks inbetween!), then you are probably the person that we need. Please identify yourself to any current committee member, or email the Pumpkin Fair Office at office@sohampumpkinfair.co.uk. We'll be pleased to hear from you.

The current committee is:

Officials
Michelle Harrison (Chairperson, Facebook & Instagram Manager, Safeguarding Officer and Events & Stalls Manager)
Andrew Fletcher (Vice Chairperson and Brochure Manager)
Sam Burchell (Minutes Secretary and Arena Events Manager)
Steve Knott (Treasurer)
Derek Garters (Minutes Secretary and Press Officer)
Roy Pallett (Web Manager & Assistant Minutes Secretary)
Richard (Compere)

These roles are currently being performed by any of the officials:
Secretary
Competitions Co-Ordinator
Press Officer
Correspondence

Committee Members
Adam Knott
Stephen Frost
Steve Hamblyn



Committee meetings for 2026 are as follows:

5th January (AGM)	2nd February	2nd March
6th April	11th May	1st June
6th July	3rd August	7th September
14th September	21st September	26th September (Pumpkin Fair Day)
28th September - Review Meeting		October TBA (Presentation to beneficiaries)

There will also be an AGM early in 2027.
The date for this meeting will be advised.