Attendees:
Hugh, Janne, Mel, Paula, Sarah
Apologies:
Julie, Mailin
Hugh: Michael Wollaston has agreed to play at the party – he played in the last one
Reported about LDC meeting
- Will be getting LDC grant application from Mary Dunbar
- Grant may be feasible if we pitch the application correctly
- Will have to get Community Council to be official grant body – otherwise we need to become a legal entity
Marilyne MacLaren may still have Gazebos from the street party
Has some contacts from the street party
Some local businesses were keen to help out with the street party – might be good for us
Acquired enough stainless steel grill for half an oil drum – found a site selling more http://www.multimesh.net/mesh5.htm
Janne: Found two types of outdoor, battery driven fairy lights (different colours) for £5 for 10.
Julie: Has asked Emanuel to play – he has agreed
Has advertised for an oil drum on freecycle – no response yet
Found an oil drum for £20 on ebay (I’ve been told return on oil drums is £12 so this looks like a pretty good deal)
Mailin: Has 4mx3m marquee confirmed
Projector for film turned out to not exist – can hire for £150
Suggests silent movies as a way to have something interesting but not intrusive
Suggests a game called “Pimp my ride”
Maillin, I’m not sure I understood that bit, can you explain it all in a bit more detail?
Mel: May have a covers band willing to play
Has draft poster – shown to the group
Paula: May have a band – to confirm
May have bouncy castle contact
Bruce agreed to be treasurer (we will have to see how the grant process goes)
Will speak to Ross from Haddows
Sarah: 500W PA System can be got from Scales for £30
Possible band www.adaylateindecember.com and www.myspace.com/adaylateindecember (Sarah doesn’t like them though)
The sound pretty good, but I agree, they’re a tiny bit hardcore for us J
Bouncy castle contact from Colin Palmer of Junior Promotions 01506 884 990.
Publicity:
Mel showed us the poster she has been designing. Everybody liked it. To be finished and checked that it photocopies well.
We talked about having a logo that can be attached to all things
We talked about having flyers to put through everyone’s doors
Should have party logo on front
Front should have ‘hype building’ slogans
Should have blog address
Back should have requests for help:
Bands, talent, ideas and organisational
Should be 2 or 4 flyers to an A4 page
One version of poster may have email or blog address pull-offs
Hugh can get free B&W photocopies and free A4 colour laser prints
Access:
We had some concerns about access to the garden for some flats (particularly in the South end)
We will have to come up with a solution to let them in
Action Items:
All: To fully check out the back garden so we all know what the layout is
Write a blog article each (however small) between each meeting
Hugh: To set up a blog (done – marchmontmadness.blogspot.com)
Get more details about grants and permissions (Grant application forms attached)
Follow up contacts from the street party
Get permission for CC to stand for grant (too late to add to last agenda – will be added for March’s meeting)
Apply for grant
Ask Marilyne about street party gazebos
Janne: Draw up layout of the back garden
Draw up draft plan of party placement in back garden
Mel: Draft logo
Draft flyers
Poster
Next Meeting:
13th March 7:30pm Argyle (I wondered if we should have it in the Earl since I think the Argyle is run by a big brewery and Carol is maybe more part of the community – what do you think?)
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