Hundreds of visitors flocked to a bumper summer fete in Dorchester at the weekend.

On Saturday, Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church opened the parish offices on Culliford North Road to the public for its summer fete.

Visitors enjoyed an afternoon of exciting food, live entertainment and activities, including a bouncy castle.

Lecca Moss, who attended the fete with her son Zach and husband Ben, said: “It’s the first time we have been, it’s lovely. There’s a diverse range of culture and the children are having a good time on the bouncy castle.”

Andrea Warner-Lee attended the fete with her daughters Erin and Niamh and said: “It’s a lovely family day out, there’s lots of people I know from the community. The children have been really enjoying themselves - my daughter still has two more sessions on the bouncy castle. It’s been a really nice way to spend a couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon.”

Julie Cooper, aged 48 from Dorchester, attended the event with her family, and said: “We come every year and are part of the church community. It’s really welcoming and a happy place to be. The children love it and do lots of running around.”

Rosie Gough and Fiona Tizard, from Dorchester, said: “It’s the first time we have been. We think it’s very well organised, there seems to be things going on all the time and there’s a real community feel to it.”

Rosie added that her daughter who sings in the St Mary’s Catholic First School choir, which performed in the afternoon, had a great time.

As well as the school choir, there was magic from Peter Thomas, Indian dance/singing and a stall selling authentic Indian snacks.

The fete’s proceeds will be split between the parish, Dorchester Poverty Action (DPA) and Marie Curie.

Graham Rhys-Jones, who is the chairman of Holy Trinity Church’s fete committee, said the charities are very deserving.

He added: “We give to DPA because they’re a small local charity and it doesn’t attract the same amount of funding as some of the larger charities. But it does a tremendous amount of good for the area.”

He also said: "This is one of the parish’s main fundraisers throughout the year.

“The weather has been ideal, it’s not sunny enough for everyone to head off to the beach, but nice enough for a village fete.

“Normally we have a reasonable turnout of around 300 people, we are well up to that this year.”

The total of money raised for charity is to be announced in due course.