Wetherbury Village

Wetherbury Village

Wetherbury Village is the village where Kirsty Tate, Gracie Adebayo and Khadijah Khan live with their families.

Features[]

Wetherbury is described as "pretty village in the middle of the countryside". The stately home, Golden Palace, is in the countryside just outside of Wetherbury. Norwood Palace is also near Wetherbury. There is a newly built estate, Hawthorn Grove.

There is a museum, a hotel, a village hall as well as a community hall called the Friendship Hall and a theatre called the Playhouse Theatre. The Warehouse is where Juanita's music video was filmed. It also has a shopping centre called the New Harmony Mall and an ice rink.

There are two sweet factories near Wetherbury, The Sweet Factory and Candy Land, where Kirsty's Aunt Harri works. Candy Land is on a hill overlooking the village.

The high street consists of cafés, a post office, shops, the Wetherbury Vet Surgery and a market square. There is also a florist and a Sweet Shop run by Tracey Twist.

Wetherbury has a lot of open space, with a park, a daffodil hill, a greenhouse, the Butterfly Centre, a farmyard and Strawberry Farm, Bramble Stables and Greenfields Farm close by. There is a hill good for sledding down when it is snowy. Greenwood Forest and Pumpkin Patch Farm lie on the edge of the village.

The Wetherbury Docks is where the ship, Ocean Princess, was launched and the village has a train station that can go to London.

Wetherbury is also host to large carnivals, fiestas and funfairs (such as the 'Toy Town Funfair' and 'Sunnydays Carnival'), with a variety of rides and stalls.

There are plenty of schools in Wetherbury including Orchard Primary School, Wetherbury College and Wetherbury High. The schools hold sports days and discos as well as the free space of the auditorium.

Notable residents[]

Kirsty Tate, Mr Tate, Mrs Tate and their kitten Pearl
Gracie Adebayo and her family
Khadijah Khan and her family
The Mayor
Mrs Fordham, Mr and Mrs Twitching, Mr and Mrs Cooper, Mrs Anand, Kirin Anand and Lisa, Kirsty's neighbours (Crystal, Pearl, Grace, Deena and Heidi)
Grandma Tate, one of Kirsty's grans (Abigail and Evie)
Mrs Adelstrop, an elderly lady who wins the Cake Competition nearly every year (Abigail)
Mrs Burke, who works at the post office (Pearl)
Mrs Hill (Pearl)
Mrs Twist and Tracey Twist, the owners of a sweet shop in the High Street (Honey, Lottie)
Mrs Talbot, Mrs Carter and Mrs Brown, leaders of Kirsty’s Brownies pack (Polly)
Jane Dillon and her parents (Bella)
The Wainwrights, good friends of Mr and Mrs Tate (Molly)
Mr Collins, Mrs Adams, Mrs Richards, Mr Ferguson and Mrs Harris, Kirsty's teachers (Jade, Keiko, Selena and Carly)
Linda and Will Melling, rock n roll dancers (Rebecca)
Uncle John, Kirsty's uncle and Mr Tate's brother (Rebecca, Ellie)
Alexander Willow, a wealthy friend of Mr and Mrs Tate (Jessica)
Mandy, Mrs Tate's friend who is a makeup artist (Danni)
Charles, Mr Tate's friend who works at Wetherbury College (Victoria)
Aunt Harri, Kirsty’s aunt who works at the Candy Land sweet factory (Sweet Fairies, Candy Land Fairies)
Niall and Harriet Hawkins, good friends of Mr and Mrs Tate (Baby Farm Animal Fairies)
Molly, Kirsty's school friend who was the Christmas Queen (Stella)
Gwen and Lily, a gardener and a florist (Juliet)
Mrs Croft, an elderly lady who lent her house to the filmmakers of the Starlight Chronicles (Keira)
Fred, Harry and Meg, workers at the Wetherbury Butterfly Centre (Sianne)
Mr Clover, a beekeeper (Brianna)
Joseph, Kirsty's friend (Paula)
Peter Pine and Polly (Paula)
Ursula Pring, newspaper journalist (Paula)
Sarah, the instructor of the loom band workshop (Luna)
Courtney Lewis, Jordon, Jessie, Paul, Ed, Charlotte, Arthur, Ali, Hannah, Dan, Jessica, Lucy, Sophia, Sean Plum, Jamal and Liam (Kirsty's school friends)

Stories set in Wetherbury[]

Weather Fairies[]

After their first adventure on Rainspell Island, Kirsty and Rachel are summoned to Fairyland due to the Weather Fairies' missing feathers. Later on, Rachel stays at Kirsty's, for the first time, for a week.

Party Fairies[]

In the Easter holidays, Rachel is invited to Kirsty's for her birthday party and they spend the week together, even attending a few other parties together.

Pet Keeper Fairies[]

Rachel comes to stay with Kirsty for the week during the Easter holidays again. There, they rescue the Pet Keeper Fairies' pets who have been hidden all around Wetherbury.

Dance Fairies[]

The girls are whisked to Fairyland when Jack Frost steals the Dance Fairies' magic ribbons. They get involved in many dance events such as a 50s style party, a fancy jazz evening and the school disco!

Music Fairies[]

Rachel visits Wetherbury just in time for the National Talent Competition. The girls have to find all the magical instruments before the competition is ruined.

Sweet Fairies[]

Rachel visits Kirsty, whose birthday is at the end of the week. They visit the Candy Land factory with Aunt Harri, whilst retrieving the magic charms of the Sweet Fairies.

Storybook Fairies[]

The Wetherbury Storytelling Festival is taking place over the weekend and Rachel visits Kirsty so they both can take part. In doing so, the girls have to find the Storybook Fairies' magic objects.

Baby Farm Animal Fairies[]

Rachel and Kirsty spend the half term at Greenfields Farm, owned by Niall and Harriet Hawkins. They look after the farm animals and must also find the Baby Farm Animal Fairies' special animals.

Candy Land Fairies[]

When Rachel comes to visit for a week, she is just in time to help Kirsty and Aunt Harri deliver sweet bag prizes for Candy Land's Helping Hands awards. However, once again, the sweets are tasting disgusting and the girls need to help more fairies to make sweets right again.

Festival Fairies[]

Rachel is visiting for a weekend in October but Jack Frost has other plans and steals the Festival Fairies magic items.

Birthday Party Fairies[]

Gracie, Khadijah and Kirsty are having a barbecue together when they're alerted of the Birthday Party Fairies' problem.

Stella the Star Fairy[]

Rachel spends the days before Christmas at Kirsty's where the Christmas Fair takes place. During that time, all Christmas lights seem to stop working and that's because Stella's magic ornaments have gone missing.

Kylie the Carnival Fairy[]

During Rachel's stay, the Sunnydays Carnival comes to town and the girls have fun going on the rides and retrieving Kylie's magic objects.

Juliet the Valentine Fairy[]

Tension arises when Rachel comes to stay for Valentine's Day. The girls must find Juliet's magic objects otherwise friends and lovers will fall out, even Mr Tate and Mrs Tate and the girls themselves.

Florence the Friendship Fairy[]

Rachel visits Wetherbury just in time for the opening of the Friendship Hall. During her stay, the girls retrieve Florence's magic objects.

Emma the Easter Fairy[]

Rachel's family stays at Wetherbury for Easter and during that time, the girls take part in fun Easter activities, such as visiting the farm and taking part in an Easter Egg hunt, as well as hunting for Emma's magic eggs and her missing Easter bunny.

Keira the Film Star Fairy[]

The Starlight Chronicles, starring Julianna Stewart, are being filmed at Mrs Croft's house and Rachel and Kirsty are cast as extras! There's extra work to be done though, when the girls must find Keira's magic objects.

Robyn the Christmas Party Fairy[]

The girls try to get Robyn's magic objects back whilst helping to set up the community Christmas Eve party.

Heidi the Vet Fairy[]

The girls help Kirsty's neighbour, Lisa, on the opening of her new veterinary surgery and must help Heidi find her objects so the surgery gets good reviews.

Elsa the Mistletoe Fairy[]

During the Wetherbury Christmas Market, the girls are summoned to Fairyland where they've been invited to the King and Queen's Royal Christmas Gala!

Sianne the Butterfly Fairy[]

The girls follow a pretty butterfly they see when they were exploring Wetherbury Butterfly Centre, only to find it's actually Sianne.

Cara the Coding Fairy[]

The girls visit Wetherbury City to attend the Funcode Convention, that Mr Walker's old school friend Professor Stark is organising.

Brianna the Bee Fairy[]

The girls briefly visit Wetherbury to retrieve Brianna’s beehive bracelet.

Jude the Librarian Fairy[]

The new library that Kirsty helped fundraise to build is opening soon and Rachel has come to visit.

Paula the Pumpkin Fairy[]

The girls are at Pumpkin Patch Farm to pick pumpkins for Halloween.

Hope the Welcome Fairy[]

Gracie and Khadijah have just moved into Hawthorn Grove. They befriend each other before meeting Rachel and Kirsty.

Kimi the Bubble Tea Fairy[]

The girls are at a bubble tea shop during the summer holidays.

Nur the Vlogger Fairy[]

Kirsty, Gracie and Khadijah are in their house's, on video chat talking to Rachel about their favourite TV show hosting a vlogging competition, at people make vlogs for the chance to be featured on the show.

Zelda the Gamer Fairy[]

Gracie and Khadijah are at Kirsty's house. As they're sitting at her computer and logging into a game called Home Shapes and Rachel is also playing it at her house as well.

Preeti the Prom Fairy[]

Kirsty, Gracie and Khadijah are chilling outside next to a tree on Khadijah's backyard until they are sent to Fairyland to meet Preeti.

Alexandra the Royal Baby Fairy[]

The girls are visiting Norwood Palace, just outside Wetherbury, when they get caught up in another fairy adventure.

Georgie the Royal Prince Fairy[]

The girls have a fun day which consists of a palace garden party, the opening of a royal cruise liner, a derby and another royal fairy adventure with Georgie.

Luna the Loom Band Fairy[]

The girls are taking part in a loom band workshop in a cafe when they meet Luna who needs their help.

Frances the Royal Family Fairy[]

Rachel is visiting Kirsty when they get an invitation to welcome Princess Grace and Prince Arthur's second child to the Fairyland Castle.

Tiana the Toy Fairy[]

The girls ares in town in time for the another fair call, the Toy Town Funfair. There, the girls meet Tiana and rescue her magic marble.

Trivia[]

Wetherbury Village is usually shortened to "Wetherbury".
Kirsty's house is on a road called Wether Way.
Kirsty's house is right next to a corn field.
Wetherbury is in the countryside, however, there is a dock which means it is somewhere by the sea.
Kylie's map is the only map that doesn't show Wetherbury, instead it shows the carnival.
Wetherbury's first appearance is in Crystal the Snow Fairy.
There appears to be a Wetherbury City, shown in Cara the Coding Fairy, however it is unsure if this is a mistake. (See Cara the Coding Fairy)
It is implied that Wetherbury is in Wales as in the audiobooks read by British actress Sophia Myles, she portrayed Kirsty, her family and the residents with a Welsh accent.
Wetherbury's name differs in adaptions around the world:

Country	Name	Translation
Sweden	Väderbyn	Weather Village
Greece	χωριό Απανεμιά	Apanemia Village
Slovenia	Vegela Vas	Vegela Village
France	Martimpré
Serbia	Ведерберија	Vederberija (Wetherbury)
Bulgaria	Уедърбъри	Uedŭrbŭri (Weatherbury)
Netherlands	Windedal
Spain	Villa Meteora
Iran	دهکده ی وِدِربِری	Wedderbury Village

Etymology[]

Wetherbury isn't a real town name, however, it may reference the series that it first appeared in, the Weather Fairies.

Another influence on the name might be Weatherbury, a fictional town (based on Puddletown in West Dorset, UK) created by Victorian author Thomas Hardy.