Hi everyone,
Thanks to Roy, Charmaine, Jo, Kamila and Laurence for coming along to the
street party meeting on Tuesday. Please find notes from the meeting below.
The next meeting will be on *Tuesday 23rd April at 8pm* in The Coppermill.
If you put your name down to help out on the bar, on any other activity (on
the questionnaire), it would be great if you could come along.
Have a great Easter break,
Nicky
*Elmfield Road Street Party: Meeting Tuesday 2nd April*
Charmaine, Roy, Kamila, Jo, Laurence, Nicky
*Questionnaire*
1. Good number of completed questionnaires received. No objections were
received (hooray!) and lots of offers of help.
*Logistics*
2. Roy has volunteered to run the electricity from his house.
3. John, Martin, Debbie & David have all volunteered to help out on the
bar. We need someone to coordinate the honesty bar and others who can help
out, when needed, on the day.
4. The fridge used for last year’s bar is now being used by Calabash
Kitchen at The Coppermill. Roy to ask Lamoud if we could borrow it for the
day.
5. Fridge to be plugged in early and drinks pre-chilled. Ice buckets
will also help.
*Music and Entertainment*
6. Bex (DJ TBX) has accepted our offer to DJ. Nicky to find out what
equipment she brings and what she needs us to provide.
7. Sword Dancers are TBC.
8. Salsa Dancers are TBC. Cliff to ask his sister.
*Games and Activities*
9. Need to book bouncy castle soon. Charmaine to ask Ian/ Bob who
supplied the bouncy castle last year. Also enquire whether they rent out
water slides.
10. Jeff has the tug-of-war rope
11. Need to locate the two horse costumes. It would be good to buy two
more; decide when we know outcome of council funding as quite expensive.
12. Laurence can bring football net from school and organise
mini-tournament or Beat The Goalie game.
13. Stocks were suggested at the last meeting but no-one could recall if
someone owned these already! If we can find the stocks, Roy to organise
celebrity masks (for wet sponge throw).
14. Nicky to speak to her friend and Bex about face-painting. Cliff to ask
Nicola. Could have a few people doing this and buy some face paints/
brushes for party supplies.
15. Need a photographer for the group photo. Roy to ask his daughter.
16. Debbie and Dave have volunteered to organise the bake off. Is there a
way to get number of entrants up this year?
*Older Residents*
17. We want to ensure all Elmfield Roaders, young and old, feel the party
is for them. Nicky, Jo, Charmaine and Roy to chat to their older
neighbours..
18. ‘Guess the Baby’ game would be a good conversation starter. Nicky to
organise.
*Funding*
19. Roy’s sponsored bike ride on 3-4 June. Money pledged by locals will be
donated to the street party fund.
20. We should hear back from the council re funding by 22 April.
*Council liaison*
21. Now date is confirmed as Sat 13th July, Nicky to submit application
for road closure.
22. Charmaine to call Cllr Coghill in a week or so, following up on email
of 11 March.
*Next Meeting*
23. *Tuesday 23rd April at 8pm in The Coppermill. *
*Can anyone interested in helping run the bar please come along?*
