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Post by t on Apr 16, 2007 8:47:52 GMT -5
I know theres a few events that are held on the common, the make merry, the anti racist festival and the mela, but I'd like to see more.
A mini glastonbury style (but free) annual event with 2 or 3 live stages and a whole host of performers.
I know that because the area is residential the music would have to stop early, but if it was a 3-day festival on a bank holiday weekend there would be enough time to have loads of acts on and have enough diversity to offer something for everyone.
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Post by jonnylion on Apr 19, 2007 6:27:04 GMT -5
i'd absolutely love a music festival on the common but i dont know if it is possible, the traffic would be a complete nightmare.
if there would be camping people arent going to want to be quiet after 11pm, there will be a lot of noise polution.
a think a day event would be ok, one stage doing rock and alternative the other doing a dance type thing. id love it.
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Post by dimps on Apr 20, 2007 8:36:14 GMT -5
A decision was made a few years ago to limit events on the Common to one a month - for the sake of the residents and to limit wear-and-tear.
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Post by wildheart on Apr 24, 2007 7:42:33 GMT -5
Great idea.
Just one per month would be fine!
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Post by t on May 18, 2007 4:15:19 GMT -5
A decision was made a few years ago to limit events on the Common to one a month - for the sake of the residents and to limit wear-and-tear. I just noticed on the 'whats on in plumstead common' forum that theres the make merry on the 9th june and the great get together on the 30th june. Does this mean that the one a month rule is broken when it suits the council, or are winns common and plumstead common classed as seperate places (which I spose they should be)? If they're seperate, it means we should have more space for other festivals. |
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Post by dwerr on Jun 2, 2007 12:38:56 GMT -5
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Post by smith on Jun 4, 2007 15:58:11 GMT -5
Sometimes it seems like the spammers are the only ones using this forum.  Somebody need to do the weeding around here. Moderator? Administrator? |
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Post by FGFDG on Jun 6, 2007 17:58:19 GMT -5
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Post by FGFGF on Jun 6, 2007 20:33:30 GMT -5
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Post by dimps on Jun 12, 2007 21:05:13 GMT -5
Plumstead and Winns Common are treated separately.
When the Make Merry first started (in the late 70s), it commenced with a pub crawl of men dressed as babies and ended, quite late in the evening, with music and ale. At first, the events were jolly affairs but... you can guess the rest. Add to this, the fun fairs, circuses, meles, and so on - as you can imagine, the residents adjacent (and a little further afield) to the Common grew rather weary. The PCEG requested that events be limited to one a month.
The Make Merry is not a patch on how it used to be. When it first started, it covered both of the main parts of the Common (local community stalls where it takes part now and sports on the bigger part). A parade of children (fancy dress, scouts, etc) started from Herbert Rd and the novelty pub crawl from The Green Man - so that they crossed paths (the first year had men dressed as babies in prams). There was a stage and two "arenas" to demonstrate dance, music and other local talents. Plumstead Manor was open, to include exhibitions (local history and community college - then called night school) and a miniature train ride. Greenwich and Lewisham Young People's Theatre acted out "The Plumstead Common Riots" ('right on!'). Everyone seemed a little more laid back then - my goodness, we were happy to put up with the Plumstead Manor Steel Band! Bouncy castles were on the verge of being invented and we were able to walk inside and wonder at the futuristic wonderment of a giant multi-coloured inflatable plastic thing.
I am sorry to say that, this year, my 13 year-old son was swindled out of £5 this year at the commercial fair (you try to warn them, but do they take any notice?) He knocked down all of the cans, including the one that had been screwed down but, as they had not fallen into a tray (so, claimed the stallholder) he had not won. My son argued, and he was given a pound coin and a bag of popcorn. Ho-hum.
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Post by t on Jun 13, 2007 5:34:12 GMT -5
Its disappointing the make merry has declined so much. This years one looks like its been the last as the organisers have all had enough. Too much effort for not enough festival.
I also thought the kids attractions were an utter rip off.
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