THE usual peace and quiet in a West Oxford village will be shattered this afternoon when Binsey Fete bursts into to life.

The tranquil atmosphere will be transformed when the fete takes place for the ninth consecutive year on Binsey Green, opposite The Perch pub.

Villagers stage the fete to raise funds for local good causes and there will be live music, tractor rides, a tea and cake tent, face painting, real ale for sale, and a pig roast.

Entry for adults costs £2 and is free for under 16s with free parking in the village, although visitors are encouraged to walk if possible.

The music line-up includes The Epstein, The Gees, Papa Nui, The Hoolie Band, Rainbow Reservoir and Botley Crew on the Main Trailer Stage.

Singer from The Epstein Olly Wills, 37, lives in the village and has been part of Binsey Fete from the start.

The musician, who lives with wife Celine, Beatrice, four and son Hugo, two. said: "I have been in the village for 10 years so I haven't missed Binsey Fete yet.

"The Epstein play gigs all over Oxfordshire but the fete is definitely a homecoming for us.

"It's a small community and the preparation relies on a few people every year but it attracts lots of people from across Oxford – we probably had about 2,000 people last year."

The fete raises funds for local good causes: West Oxford Primary School, Oxford Food Bank and the village church.

Mr Wills said: "Parents from the school run the tea tent and last year we raised about £7,000.

"I think the fete started out to raise funds to pay for repairs to the church roof and it went on from there.

"It's a last hurrah at the end of the summer and obviously we are hoping for some good weather after the rain.

"People can come along and enjoy themselves before they have to concentrate on work and school.

"When the fete started out bands would just play in the middle of field but now we have a decent sound system and play from the back of big farm trailer.

"We've got some good bands coming along and I'm really looking forward to it."

The fete runs from 1pm to 6pm.

Visitors are asked not to park in Binsey Lane as there is free parking in a field in the village.