Pictures from 2011

The sun shone, the food and cakes were great, people (and Travis the dog) won prizes, the children ran up and down and up and down and up and down, and we had fun. Thanks to everyone particularly all the talented singers and dancers and hula-hoopers.

It's coming!

Feb meeting

February meeting at the Marlborough

Tuesday 22^nd

Sorry about inviting everyone at short notice – blame it on a busy schedule. In the event just three of us turned up but we reckoned that was enough to form a corum.

The main thing decided was a date for our street party: Saturday 11^th June. Should be nice and hot with any luck.

Because of the royal wedding the city council has made the whole process of getting streets closed off for parties easier and more simple. I will put in the application and pay the modest £30 fee.

We got so excited about setting a date that we reckoned the rest will be easy to sort out. Sarah will organise a big group painting, and Amelia has said she will put together a DVD of local history clips from the archives (we can show this in a garage/cinema). Rosie has suggested that we distribute a triangular template so that everyone can make bunting shapes. These will be brought together and sewn onto cord so that we have plenty of lovely bunting for that party atmosphere.

There will be a timetable of events so that people know what is going on: Lunch, events, races, competitions, music, tea and an end time. It ought to be pleasingly anarchic.

We decided against selling alcohol because of licensing issues, but everyone is welcome of course to supply, share and drink their own. It’s likely that some people will hold their own garden parties in the evening.

No need for any more meetings until nearer the date. We’ll do another leaflet several weeks before, inviting people to hold events/stalls in their gardens and making sure everyone knows about it.

Word has spread and people are apparently talking about it already. Thanks to Helen for setting up a Facebook group.