CELEBRATIONS were held in an Exmoor village on Sunday (June 14) for the 25th anniversary of what is believed to be the Westcountry’s only Millennium Green still in community ownership.

Nearly 100 people joined activities in Brompton Regis to mark a quarter of a century since local residents came together to raise money to buy their village green.

Drinks and cakes were served as people gathered to enjoy the event, while their children played a range of games on the green next to the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

'Gytha Thorkelsdottir', mother of King Harold, processes to Brompton Regis' Millennium Green ahead of 25th anniversary celebrations. PHOTO Dale Cherry.Brompton Regis villagers celebrate their Millennium Green's 25th anniversary in the shadow of the parish church. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.Charles Stewart-Smith, chairman of the charity set up to maintain Brompton Regis' Millennium Green, explains its history during 25th anniversary celebrations. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.There was dancing in the streets of Brompton Regis as villagers celebrated the 25th anniversary of their Millennium Green. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.Jenny Stringer with the Brompton Regis Millennium Green 25th anniversary cake she made. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.Interpretation boards explain the history of the Brompton Regis Millennium Green over the past quarter of a century. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.Musicians lead the way as villagers process to the Millennium Green in Brompton Regis to celebrate 25 years of community ownership. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.A 25th anniversary cake was baked to help Brompton Regis villagers celebrate a quarter of a century of Millennium Green community ownership, as displayed by (left to right) Jenny Stringer, Alan Wilson, Sam Cowling, and Babs Page. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.A procession from the River Pulham to celebrate the life of King Harold's mother Gytha Thorkelsdottir preceded Brompton Regis villagers marking the 25th anniversary of their Millennium Green. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.Sam Cowling cuts the Brompton Regis Millennium Green 25th anniversary cake with Babs Page (centre) and Jenny Stringer. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.Music and dancing accompanied the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Brompton Regis' Millennium Green. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.A Morris-style procession saw Brompton Regis villagers walk from the River Pulham to the Millennium Green to celebrate 25 years of community ownership. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.

'Gytha Thorkelsdottir', mother of King Harold, processes to Brompton Regis' Millennium Green ahead of 25th anniversary celebrations. PHOTO Dale Cherry.

Brompton Regis villagers celebrate their Millennium Green's 25th anniversary in the shadow of the parish church. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.

Charles Stewart-Smith, chairman of the charity set up to maintain Brompton Regis' Millennium Green, explains its history during 25th anniversary celebrations. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.

There was dancing in the streets of Brompton Regis as villagers celebrated the 25th anniversary of their Millennium Green. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.

Jenny Stringer with the Brompton Regis Millennium Green 25th anniversary cake she made. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.

Interpretation boards explain the history of the Brompton Regis Millennium Green over the past quarter of a century. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.

Musicians lead the way as villagers process to the Millennium Green in Brompton Regis to celebrate 25 years of community ownership. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.

A 25th anniversary cake was baked to help Brompton Regis villagers celebrate a quarter of a century of Millennium Green community ownership, as displayed by (left to right) Jenny Stringer, Alan Wilson, Sam Cowling, and Babs Page. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.

A procession from the River Pulham to celebrate the life of King Harold's mother Gytha Thorkelsdottir preceded Brompton Regis villagers marking the 25th anniversary of their Millennium Green. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.

Sam Cowling cuts the Brompton Regis Millennium Green 25th anniversary cake with Babs Page (centre) and Jenny Stringer. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.

Music and dancing accompanied the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Brompton Regis' Millennium Green. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.

A Morris-style procession saw Brompton Regis villagers walk from the River Pulham to the Millennium Green to celebrate 25 years of community ownership. PHOTO: Dale Cherry.

Photograph albums and boards told the story of the Millennium and how that event helped villagers to raise £55,000 to buy the then-wasteland from developers who owned the site but had not built on it.

A charity which was formed to buy the land continues to maintain the green to this day, and at least two of the original trustees were there on Sunday to witness the success of the green.

As in 2001, when the green opened, the oldest and youngest members of the village - now Alan Wilson and Rupert Headley - posed for photographs at the stone memorial marking the opening of the green.

The party followed a procession from the River Pulham to the green to celebrate the life of Gytha Thorkelsdottir, mother of King Harold, who was killed at the Battle of Hastings.

She had lived in Brompton Regis.

The procession was accompanied by traditional music and dancing.

Charles Stewart-Smith, chairman of the charity which owns the green, said: “The fact that we managed to buy and still maintain such a beautiful space at the heart of our village shows the power of a community working together to deliver some happiness for all, a spirit that is common throughout the communities of Exmoor.”