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Reaching by direct mail to over 5,500 homes and businesses in Winchester and area Vol 3, No 2
The Voice of North Dundas
January 26, 2022
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known with any certainty, some general ideas discussed at the first meeting include having a scaled down event, strictly outdoors, with music and dancing. The event could look something similar to the Township’s Meet Me on Main Street festival, which had by Brandon Mayer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter been a yearly event locally for several years before the COThe much-missed Win- VID-19 pandemic. The first chester Dairyfest will final- meeting also looked at the ly be back this year after a responsibilities for various two-year hiatus. On January roles on the Committee, with 10, the revitalized Dairyfest some roles filled, and others Committee held a meeting the still needing a volunteer to primary purpose of which was step up to the plate. Alexandra Donovan has to answer one burning question – is a 2022 Winchester volunteered to act as Chair, Dairyfest feasible? Once the and there are many new faces Committee came up with a on the Committee, up signifiunanimous “yes”, some of the cantly from last year’s fourpreliminary planning work member group. The Times explored some of the history began. While there is much to of Dairyfest – including what be worked out and decided caused the two-year hiatus – upon before any details of in the August 11 issue of last this year’s festival can be year. Although 2020 was the
first year without a Dairyfest since the festival was started as a centennial celebration for Winchester in 1988, the COVID-19 pandemic did not cause the cancellation of that year’s festival. A dwindling number of volunteers caused the cancellation of the 2020 event, which is run entirely by people donating their time. The 2021 festival was subsequently cancelled partially for the same reason, and partially because the remaining Committee members did not feel it would be appropriate to ask for sponsorship from struggling local businesses during the pandemic. However, the Committee did put on a few smaller scale activities last summer to keep the spirit of the event alive. The Committee members, and, in fact, members of the North Dundas community more generally, have much work cut out for them before
this year’s Dairyfest can become a reality. Community members are being asked to voice their opinions regarding aspects of the event, such as where it should be held. To follow this discussion and contribute your own ideas, visit the Winchester Dairyfest Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ winchesterdairyfest. Anyone wishing to help make sure that this year’s Dairyfest is a success by providing sponsorship (either as a business, or as an individual), should contact Committee Sponsorship Coordinator, Hayley Bedford, by phone at 343-777-2702, or by email at hayleyjbedford@ icloud.com. Those wishing to help out by volunteering their time, or in any other way, can get in touch with the Committee by email at info@ winchesterdairyfest.com.
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