IT may have been the 75th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday – but minds were on another D-Day last weekend as the popular Dockenfield Day village fete made its anticipated return.

Fair-goers dusted down their surfboards and donned their hula skirts for an afternoon of traditional family-friendly fun, rising to the challenge of this year’s beach theme.

Old favourites such as the coconut shy and the bouncy castle added to exciting new additions like the much-anticipated space hopper sprint and donut challenge.

All sports and events were free to join in and the cost of stalls were kept to a minimum – where else can you try a genuine human fruit machine for as little as 10p a go?

The tug of war and dog show were hotly contested, and covers band Downstairs at Deano entertained throughout.

Other attractions included tea and home-made cakes, a barbecue and locally-brewed beer.

For more pictures from the Dockenfield fete, see this week’s Farnham Herald.