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Brixton Hatter
08-03-2007, 13:49
Some mates are trying to put on a community festival in the area later in the year. Yes we must be totally mad, but sometimes these things have to be done!!
Posting to see whether anyone is free for a meeting next Tuesday (13 March) to kick around a few ideas about the festival. At the moment they are just in the process of applying for a licence. Might be looking at a budget of £15-20k so need all the help we can get...
Donations gratefully accepted, please make cheques payable to Brixton Hatter, PO Box.....
But on a serious note, could anyone who is interested + can make it on Tuesday please PM me - not sure where we are going to have it - depends a bit on who comes and how many people, either have it at Jamm, Hobgoblin or a mate's house.
If u can't make next Tuesday but want to get involved or know an individual/company who might sponsor/donate towards the event or have some good ideas, then please don't be shy, post here or PM me.
Cheers and hopefully see some of u on Tuesday. :)
bluestreak
08-03-2007, 14:33
coolness. something along the lines of last eyar's splash would rock. if i can make it i will.
I'd be up for that, but the Southwark & Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public meeting is on the 13th.
tarannau
08-03-2007, 15:20
Hey Hatter, is this the Batch boys again or another well-meaning team of suckers, I mean committed Community citizens?
Streathamite
08-03-2007, 17:59
I'd be up for that, but the Southwark & Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public meeting is on the 13th.
oh BUGGER! I really should do the KONP:(
Brixton Hatter
10-03-2007, 11:13
Hey Hatter, is this the Batch boys again or another well-meaning team of suckers, I mean committed Community citizens?yup, it's the batch boys. come along on tues if you can mate...
:)
I know lots of people with pro-audio equipment (i.e nice speakers) :)
free spirit
11-03-2007, 19:19
i ain't local, but if you need advice on anything give me a shout as I have a moderate amount of experience (9 years) in setting up and running community festivals.
if you pm me your email address I'll send you a copy of our event manual.
funding wise definately try awards for all http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/index.html you should be able to get upto 10 grand from them pretty easily if you frame the application in the right way - if you need anyone to proof read your application before you send it in I'll do that for you.
also if you start getting any shit from the council / police over health and safety / stewarding / security let me know - if you needed to bring someone on board to reassure them on this front then I'd be the person you'd be looking for to do that.
Brixton Hatter
12-03-2007, 14:44
Dan U - nice one. :)
Free spirit - excellent, thanks for that. I'll be in touch.
Last call for anyone who wants to come to the meeting tomorrow night. Alternatively, if you cant come, post your ideas here. What would you like to see at a community festival in Lambeth? What would you NOT like to see?! All ideas welcome.
:)
free spirit
12-03-2007, 14:59
no problem... how you set up at the moment? are you a constituted not for profit group / charity, social enterprise or not really at all yet?
if it's the not really at all option, I'll send you our old simple constitution for a not for profit community festival with fuck all paperwork hastle and able to be set up in one meeting. Then you can go and raise funds from charitable funders and be all legit and that.
Where are you holiding it?
I'd like to come :)
Brixton Hatter
12-03-2007, 15:26
PM sent Zenie :)
PM sent Zenie :)
I might head down with the wrong un (zenie).
my friends are organising the Ambient Picnic (used to be in Guildford, moving to Epsom) right now so you may hit similar problems :)
Brixton Hatter
13-03-2007, 17:36
I might head down with the wrong un (zenie).
excellent. :)
Popsicle
14-03-2007, 12:44
I might head down with the wrong un (zenie).
my friends are organising the Ambient Picnic (used to be in Guildford, moving to Epsom) right now so you may hit similar problems :)
Ooh, I'm from Epsom. Where are you holding it?
Ooh, I'm from Epsom. Where are you holding it?
I'm not personally but i know a few folk involved. It will be @ that showground place (name escapes me right now) I think.
It was a really good day out in Guildford down by the river - hope it translates to a bleak field in Ewell! :D
Popsicle
14-03-2007, 12:53
I'm not personally but i know a few folk involved. It will be @ that showground place (name escapes me right now) I think.
It was a really good day out in Guildford down by the river - hope it translates to a bleak field in Ewell! :D
Hook Road Arena? Is that it? That's the only place I can think that is any sort of a showground.
Brixton Hatter
14-03-2007, 14:14
We had a good meeting last night but face a challenge in raising the £15k - 20k it's likely to cost to put a festival on. It's totally achievable but will require a lot of hard work.
In the meantime, if anyone knows of any sympathetic local businesses, organisations, people etc who might like to devote time, money or services in kind (or at a reduced price) for a community festival, please let me know via PM or by posting here. Obviously a lot of the costs of putting an event on involve stewarding, security, toilets, fences, hire of equipment etc etc so if anyone knows people working in those areas who might be willing to do something cheap we would be very happy to hear from you!
There will be other meetings - I'll post dates on here if people are interested. Cheers :)
Fundraisers at Prod, Offline etc. would be a good start.
William of Walworth
15-03-2007, 00:03
Rough idea of likely date of this fest, Mr Hatter?
Cheers :)
free spirit
15-03-2007, 01:35
We had a good meeting last night but face a challenge in raising the £15k - 20k it's likely to cost to put a festival on. It's totally achievable but will require a lot of hard work.
In the meantime, if anyone knows of any sympathetic local businesses, organisations, people etc who might like to devote time, money or services in kind (or at a reduced price) for a community festival, please let me know via PM or by posting here. Obviously a lot of the costs of putting an event on involve stewarding, security, toilets, fences, hire of equipment etc etc so if anyone knows people working in those areas who might be willing to do something cheap we would be very happy to hear from you!
There will be other meetings - I'll post dates on here if people are interested. Cheers :)
can you give us a description of what's planned,
how many stages?
how many days?
how many people for?
what arts activities - music, visual art, parformance art, theatre, dance, circus etc?
is the main focus on local musicians / artists or 'names'?
how many people are you planning for?
are there kids activities
anything else special planned
any community groups involved
etc
I should be able to at least point you in the direction of where to raise the funds from.
TorchSong
15-03-2007, 03:00
13/03? Fuck, missed it. :(
William of Walworth
15-03-2007, 08:14
13/03? Fuck, missed it. :(
That was just the planning meeting though .... As Brixton Hatter said, there'll be more before the actual festival ...
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