Thank you to all of you who attended the Stuff of Life Community Festival on Saturday 11 October, despite some drizzle a fab time was had by all. Special thanks to, in no particular order:
Nottinghamshire Community Foundation who helped fund the event
NCN Students who helped set up the event and supported on the day
Kingsmill Bakery who provided the huge pile of free bread
All the volunteers who litter picked, marshalled, stewarded and helped set up and take down the site
SAA Services for making everyone sound great
Kate, Chris and Dominic for organising the art on the railings
All the musicians who played for free!
Hana and Kate for organising the craft stalls
Chris for plugging the festival on BBC Radio Nottingham and 96 Trent FM and training a rather marvellous community band
Angela for organising the community choir
Lucy for organising the food and the Live Art Space and doing all the logistic stuff and all the other stuff on top of that!
Rob at Bar Deux & George the Quizmaster
Shuguftah, Colin and family for helping with the Bread Competition
Matthew for being a splendid bread comp judge!
Jack and Gemma for the much needed bacon butties
Julie the first aider
Charlie for his early start with collecting the bread
Ruth and Bibi for their magnificent workshops
The Skills Exchange
Star Circus for circus skills, baloon modelling and face painting
NEDS for the loan of the tables
Tracey for her spinney paintings
The Sherwood Rise Residents’ Association committee for organising
and finally apologies if I’ve missed anyone off and thank you any way.
Big love and see you all in 2009 x
October 11, 2008 at 7:42 pm |
Jodi is too modest-thanks to her for securing the funding and all the other hard work she has put in.
What a great community event-I feel very proud to have been a part of it!
October 13, 2008 at 12:27 pm |
Like Sporren, I was just emailing in to say BIG ‘THANK YOU’ to MC Jo D! Modesty has its place, this is not that place! If you’ve got it, flaunt it jodi!
thanx 2 else who everyone who participated too!
November 13, 2008 at 2:56 pm |
and thanx to Rex too. he kept a low profile but he was at work all day: meeting and greeting and schmoozing. Whatta guy!