This is not an easy job for me and.@Michael we have a lot to do with various others & have had a lot of applications etc to apply for.
In a nutshell we are bloody busy right now…
But it will be worth it 
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GREAT WORK, MUCH APPRECIATED!
In my opinion though, the Dartmouth Road Street Market and Party promotional ‘flyer’ shown on another thread needs to state in big letters 2 HOURS FREE PARKING IN PERRY VALE AND SAINSBURYS CAR PARKS so that people who’ve been aware of the road and traffic mahem don’t rule-out this great event as being inaccessible.
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Here’s the final listings for the FREE workshops & activities at the marquee & stage area 
Marquee Events
Twist Studios Personal Training
12pm -12.30pm : Happy HIIT
12.30pm - 1pm : Funky Fitness
1pm - 1.30pm : Bootcamp Bounce
1.30pm - 2pm : Total Twist (Competitions)
Kids and adults of all ages and abilities welcome. Bringing the fun into fitness. Top Personal Trainers in London “The Evening Standard”
Gems Performing Arts
2pm - 3pm : Kids Street Dance Workshop and Parformance
3pm onwards : Karaoke Time
Gems PA is a local Kids Performing Arts Company based in Forest Hill & Sydenham
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Our local FH Fire Fighters will be joining us with Fire Engine aswell as Lewisham’s Police Horses. Emergencies permitting!
Also @SgtBiddle team will have a stall on the day to chat about crime prevention & to meet the locals they haven’t already 
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We are looking for some additional volunteers to help run this event. A small amount of help for this type of event can make it much more successful and makes sure everybody has a great time.
Duties include supervising the bouncy castle for part of the day, helping set up and take down some of the equipment from 8:30am - 10am and from 5pm-6pm, and general stewarding for part of the day. There is very little to learn, just a willingness to help out.
I also need one or two individuals with vans or estate cars, who would be able to help transport tables a small distance at set up and take down. It doesn’t take long - if we have large vehicles.
If you can offer please send me a message @michael or michael@fhsoc.com
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What times will transport be needed - and from where to where?
I’ve got a van and might be able to do some moving but I help my son in his shop on Saturdays and Sundays so it might need a bit of juggling.
If it turns out that I can’t help personally, I’ll put up for a man-and-a-van if you don’t find another volunteer driver.
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Hold on a minute!
There are so many people who give up so much of their time to help out around here; and this is minuscule (but nice of you to say so anyway).
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Mr, from Holy Trinity Church just up the Road to D Rd, but if you have a couple of fold up tables you can drop them to me anytime on the Friday for the following morning as I need an extra one for @SgtBiddle team without them having to worry about it.
You contribute so much & never take the praise you deserve - just take it you do so much - gonna get told off now ain’t I 
Anyway can you keep your generator in your van JUST incase we need backup on power & a karaoke machine.
Got it covered but I know you have back up on both.
I won’t tell anyone you are amazing singing on the karaoke, pinky promise. Damn I’ve just told everyone now X
Doh I’m in trouble now 
I think I’ve got an offer of an estate car for moving stuff.
With the police horses present there is an opportunity for keen gardeners to collect manure and take it away. So basically, if anybody would like to shovel shit please let me know!
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Our bouncy castle has been booked!
WOOHOO it’s for adults too so I can have a go on it & @Michael too
@Michael booked this today & I booked the Marquee, stage, etc today
We’ve almost done our busy work now, time to enjoy it on the day!
We will still be busy on the day, but can enjoy it with everyone else now most of our work is done.
Really looking forward to it now
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Incredible job, this looks like it’s going to be an amazing event. 
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@MayaOnyett has now sent the flyers off for printing!
Massive thanks to Forest Hill Ward Assembly & Forest Hill Society for funding this event 
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Yeah, LEAVE YOUR CAR IN ONE OF OUR TWO 2hrs FREE TOWN CENTRE CAR PARKS WHILE YOU JOIN THE PARTY BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
Councillor Maja Hilton worked her butt of to get Lewisham Council to give us free parking - only for us to make it the town’s best kept secret?!?!?
I DESPAIR!
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I didn’t design the flyers, neither did @michael
We were both too busy organising the event, and it wasn’t easy in a short space of time.
If I could, I would have added this, but probably not enough space.
LC done the flyer, not me or @michael we just organised it.
I would appreciate it if someone could let me know who in LC wrote this and I will tell them in no uncertain terms about what is probably Forest Hill town centre’s main drawback for attracting (and keeping) good businesses and the resulting customers - THE PERCEIVED LACK OF PARKING.
In promoting this event to thousands of people many of whom might want to come in from surrounding areas but are well aware of how difficult it is to park on our main streets, so the mention of our special car parking arrangements could, and probably would, make some of them think again and turn up on the day and, who knows, a small proportion of them might even turn out to benefit local traders by being regular visitors to the town.
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And the culprit in LC is…
The suspense is killing me.
More importantly, meanwhile, shops in Dartmouth Road continue to suffer.
Me & Michael are just trying to get the info out & just sending what we have on events etc.
I didn’t add the parking when I sent the event info.
This was almost cancelled last night/today.
But me and Michael trudged up and down D Rd tonight to make it still happen regardless.
So the layout will be a bit different but all will still go ahead thankfully!
We have to track all changes with safety issues etc.
And also work with others to agree on this, it’s not easy, but we’ve done it to adapt and confirm again.
So all is going ahead!
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