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It's because he want to give the feel of a English country fete.
If I ever see an English country fate I will have to take a picture and capture its unique never before seen authenticity.
Looks a bit like this.
The "English Country fete" is a very specific thing. It evokes ideas of Rural Middle England from the 30s or 50s (not the 40s obviously). One of the things that English Country Fetes are known for are the Cake Competitions where people compete for the best cake, which is what GBBO tries to emulate.
I'm Scottish, so I have never experienced the English Country Fete, closest thing I have experienced is the Fair my local area holds. Usually that includes things like Local Charities, the area's churches (and mosque one year), stalls, Activist groups (Usually Friends of the Earth, the city's Cyclist groups, Greenpeace sometimes), Political Parties, The Zoo (it's literally held a Kilometer away from the Zoo), The Community's Heritage Group, Local Amateur sports teams, The Boys Brigade and the Scouts, alongside the Army (sometimes) and a collection of bouncy castles and the Local Bar doing the Beer tent.
Anyway, there's also often a stage with people like the local battle Historical reenactment group doing demos of Jacobite war stuff or gymnasts, alongside BBQs run by local sports teams to raise money so you can get fed while you're there.
In short, good vibes usually, but certainly a "vintage village green" vibe that is very particular to a very particular part of England.