Good day to you all & I trust that you had a good trading year in
2005 and are looking to start booking up 2006's events.

Many of you will have been at the 2003/4/5 Oyster Fayre and I trust will wish to participate in the next one. We go from strength
to strength and aim to make the 2006 the biggest yet.
I must thank you all for your encouragement and good wishes
for future Fayres

If the Oyster Fayre is to continue as a viable, regular event, then
it will need the support of you guys, and I will reciprocate by
offering you the best facilities we can afford, but income from
traders must cover the cost of these extra facilities.

Lots of lessons are learned over the years, and changes
are made to the site, security and publicity. The main change
again next year will be that participant's Parking and Camping
will all be in one area, surrounded by high fencing and with a
24-hour security guard. this compound will also have toilet
facilities, overnight lighting and water provision. This means that
there will be no need to move vehicles, once parked, back to the
Fayre field, this gives us two rather than four sites to manage. 

The Trading field last year, lost the main avenue to the Arena,
this encourage visitors to walk all the Trading isles on their way
to get to the entertainment, giving Merchants in the earlier
aisles more trading opportunities. 

All Caterers have been brought nearer to the Market Field.
Those caterers offering period fare have been added to the
Beer tent row while general caterers will move to the perimeter
of the main field. We will be making available a limited number of covered stalls, with tables, for traders without period tenting,
so if any of you know Merchants who may be interested 
in this facility, please ask them to get in touch ... SOON. 

Historic Market Traders will only be charged an administration fee
this year to cover the cost of organising the Market. The Oyster
Fayre will probably still be the cheapest Fayre on the circuit,
and regular traders will get first priority each year. I am sure
that as our popularity grows, our limited field size means we
will continue to have a full site each year.
The admin. fee this year is £30, for a 40' (12m) x 23' (7m) pitch.
Traders form.
You may also choose your own pitch this year.
Printable Pitch Plan.

Pitches booked after 28th February 2006  will be charged a
further £20 late booking fee.

I welcome any suggestions that previous or new traders may wish to make. I shall keep you informed of any that I take on board. 

A full list of traders and lots of other information will of course
be posted on the web site in due course. If there are any
Merchants you think I may not know about and who may wish
to join us, please give me their details or ask them to get in touch.

Now go to the Traders form. This is NOT to be completed on line, and should be printed off and sent with your cheque to: 

House of Mysteries Ltd.
98, Hythe Hill, COLCHESTER, Essex, CO1 2NH.

Please note the new details for cheques. They should be made out to: 

Colchester Oyster Fayre.

All the very best for the 2006 season.
 

Ted Lloyd