Eton Action Fair 2019

Eton Action is an independent charity conceived and founded by Etonians to promote charitable activity and social responsibility among boys. Its activities consist primarily in raising money for charities other than Eton College itself. It is still run primarily by boys: an executive committee of boys governs the charity under the guidance of the chairman, secretary and treasurer, who are Masters.

The Eton Action Community Fair, which usually takes place on the third Saturday in September along Common Lane in the heart of the College, is the largest fundraising event of the year.  The boys manage the day as stallholders, musicians, entertainers, gatekeepers, and carpark attendants, among many other roles. They are joined by more than 50 local charities as well as a range of artisan producers.

Over 80 stalls provide visitors with a range of games and activities as well as food, drink, bric-a-brac and distinctive handicraft. Additional attractions include live music and an upmarket jumble sale in School Hall. A small charge of £2 (£1 for children) is made to enter the fair and free parking is provided on Chamber Field.

Individual boys’ houses also run a variety of activities, which have in the past included cream teas, tours of the college, musical entertainments, and even a bouncy castle. The income from all these events is pooled and divided between charitable foundations and projects chosen by the committee and voted on by every boy in the school.

In 2018, the Community Fair and RDOC’s Fives, Squash and Rackets 24-hour Marathon raised a total of Â£41,074 which was divided between Family Friends, the NSPCC, Orchestras for All, Planting Promise, Workaid and Young Minds.

This year we were again delighted to be invited to have a stand to show of our Photography Services for Eton College. We loved meeting and talking to so many visitors. Our most popular product was definately the ‘My Eton Days‘ photoghraphic subscriptions (when we provide a photoshoot of students three times per year).

Traditional ‘Cut-Outs’ of Etonians are still provided by Rhubarb & Custard photography

Please feel free to use any of the images from the fair if you wish to use them to promote your business or charity. If you do, may we ask you to keep the watermark and to credit ‘Rhubarb and Custard Photography’, and keep us in mind if you ever need photography services in the future, thank you!