Ploenchit Fair  Ploenchit Fair is a fund-raising fair for charity projects throughout the Kingdom of Thailand. Ploenchit Fair is managed by the British Community in Thailand Foundation For The Needy (BCTFN), previously known as The United Kingdom Commission for Thai Charities (UKCTC). BCTFN is a registered Thai Charity Foundation. UKCTC was established in 1968 and BCTFN was established as a full charity foundation under Thai legislation, in 1999. The first official Ploenchit Fair took place in 1957, in the grounds of the British Embassy in Bangkok (which is located on Ploenchit Road). Prior to 1968, Ploenchit Fair was run by various Committees of concerned individuals – mostly from the British community and living and working in Thailand. UKCTC and BCTFN developed out of the British War Charities efforts during the Second World War. Ploenchit Fair, although staffed and managed by Thais and by members of the British community living in Thailand, has always been an international event of some importance on the social calendar in Thailand. Nowadays, Ploenchit Fair, while based loosely on the English “village fair” concept, is a cosmopolitan event, with attendees and stallholders coming from all over Asia and from all other continents. The patron of the BCTFN is the British Ambassador to Thailand and his wife is the honorary president. Committee members are unpaid volunteers who work and live in Thailand. From 1957 until 2001: British Embassy Grounds 2001: Suan Amphorn Grounds 2003: Due to venue related problems, the Ploenchit Fair was not held this year 2004 - 2006: Bec Tero Hall & Grounds, Suan Lum 2007: Shrewsbury International School Grounds 2011: Bangkok Patana School, Soi La Salle  Ploenchit Fair is one of the largest charity fair events held in Asia. Every year approximately 2000 volunteers assemble to help put on the Ploenchit Fair. Over 250 Corporate Sponsors are involved. Since 2007, it has been held in the grounds of Shrewsbury International School on Charoen Krung road, by the River Chao Phraya. Funds raised at Ploenchit Fair have helped hundreds of Thai Charities over the years. The level of funds donated in 1957 was 31,000 Thai Baht, a respectable sum for those days. However, since the year 2000, over 40 million Baht has been raised at Ploenchit Fairs for distribution by BCTFN to Thai Charities.