Scary prices at Goose Green Fair

[clux]

Anyone else horrified by the bouncy slide at the Goose Green Fair charging ?1 for ONE go????

[sunbob]

I thought it was better than the bouncy thing at ?2 for 5 minutes. What I noticed about the slide was that the guy running it when we there couldn't remember which child was which so kept on asking people for extra money. Maybe he was just looking after it for someone for 5 minutes.

The best 2 bits of the fayre for us were definitely the free ones (free bouncy castle on the way in and the fire engine).

[????]

Bouncey slide inflation right there - ?1 for 3 goes last year

[edanna]

I think it should be a requirement for next year that the bouncy castles are run by people who at least slightly like children and who aren't running a total rip off. For example the guy who runs the bouncy castles at Crystal Palace park is a really friendly chap - he even smiles at the children and their parents. I meant to say this to the organisers last year after one of the grumpy guys hired for the Goose Green Fair grabbed my daughter really roughly (she'd only just turned 3 at the time and was very shocked and upset).

[DuncanW]

Yes, shocking.

The organisers need to take responsibility for it, ultimately.

[clux]

I agree edanna. They were rude and unfriendly to adults and kids alike. Absolutely no need for it. It ruined the fair a bit for us.

[hpsaucey]

Were they like that all day then? Got there near the end and giving the benefit of the doubt put it down to them having had a 'full on' day.

CP Park guy always lovely though!

[Mrs TP]

Didn't make it this year and thought it was just me but was deterred by the thought of spending a fortune on overly short goes on bouncy castles etc by grumpy unfriendly people. Detracts from the fab friendly stall holders.

Whenever Southwark council do their free bouncy castle for tots that is usually fab, well run and v friendly.

[hpsaucey]

Anyone remember the bouncy Stonehenge a couple of years ago at CP Park (and elsewhere). Was BRILLIANT for kids and adults alike...

[Otta]

CP Park man is really good with the kids and if they're too small to manage, he'll give you money back or tell the woman he works with to out them on the easier one. Was well impressed.

?2 for 5 minutes seems fair to me, but a quid for one go on the slide is a bit much.

[FatherJack]

The Dulwich Festival Events Guide describes the Festival Fair as a free event.

Perhaps the organisers need to source a replacement provider for 2015?

[clux]

Saw the man in charge of the slide having a row with a 10 year old boy who was asking if his friend could go back on as he'd tripped at the top and fallen down rather than slid down. The man just said "go away. NOW!". Think it could have been handled slightly better!!

[canela]

glad I stayed away! I don't go as cannot face the expensive rides....which is a shame as it's supposedly a community event and there are some great stall holders.

[edanna]

Just to say because I haven't spotted another thread on this topic that there were lots of really great things about the fair!

[KatDew]

In their defence, the chaps at the two free ones ( behind the over priced ones were lovely)I think it's a shame the council put the effort into paying for two bouncey castles, for them to be hidden behind the gigantic over priced ones.

[clux]

I had no idea the two smaller ones were free. And both times we walked past there wasn't a queue and they weren't full.

[Soulking]

agree with everyone else. ?2 for 5 minutes seems expensive. we were at cp park for the first time last week - our older one loved the bouncy slide thing - the bloke running it was really friendly and encouraging, when our younger one couldn't manage it he offered to switch her to the smaller bouncy castle. And it was half the price from what i can remember.

On the other hand they both really enjoyed the donkey ride at the fair, and the people helping out were really friendly.