The Nunhead Bite

[PEXMAS]

A festival of food, culture and community, the event brings together diverse partners from local organisations and wider London for a celebration exploding out from a festival hub, market and bar on Nunhead Green across the high street and surrounding area. Prepare to shop, eat, watch, listen and participate in all sorts of foodie and cultural treats. Take a journey of discovery full of unexpected surprises in unusual spaces?

4th October 12pm - 9pm

5th October 12pm - 6pm

[Mustard]

Dear Pexmas,

Why do you charge entrance to your events? It seems wrong to charge to have to enter an event where there are already lots of stallholders who have paid you to set up their businesses. I am especially referring to the one you have in the gardens in the summertime. That's like charging to enter Goose Green to go to the Goose Green Fair.

[egoode]

Where have you seen they are charging to enter this event? The press release on their website said it is free entry.

[PEXMAS]

Dear Mustard,

It is definitely free entry to all our events, we hope to see you there!

Best, Pexmas

[Mustard]

I was charged to go to two of your events, one in the gardens, not this summer, but last summer and one in the building in/near Nutbrook Street, the one that had Burger Bear outside.

[PEXMAS]

Yes we did charge in our first year - partly in support of partner charities and partly to help fund the whole event which is extraordinarily expensive. We didn't want to charge folks, was simply the only way for the event to exist, and so as soon as we had grown enough to build up some funding and make the event free we did! Haven't charged for our public events in over a year and don't plan to again!

[Mustard]

Ok, great, thanks for letting me know.

[cle]

PEXMAS Wrote:

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> Yes we did charge in our first year - partly in

> support of partner charities and partly to help

> fund the whole event which is extraordinarily

> expensive. We didn't want to charge folks, was

> simply the only way for the event to exist, and so

> as soon as we had grown enough to build up some

> funding and make the event free we did! Haven't

> charged for our public events in over a year and

> don't plan to again!

Pretty sure I was charged to go into your Christmas market on Elm Grove.

Instant back up after being nickel & dimed, hence no purchases despite seeing some decent stuff. Saw a lot of the same from other people... poor stallholders. I can survive without a Peckham tea towel after all.

[Siduhe]

cle Wrote:

> Pretty sure I was charged to go into your

> Christmas market on Elm Grove.

I thought that fee was by way of a donation to Kids Company for Christmas, not a Pexmas fee, or at least that's what I remember being told? I could have that wrong.

[PEXMAS]

Yes the Christmas event entry fee was for a donation to the Kids Company. We've also made donations from the entry fee to Pecan, Peckham's Food Bank at past events. Munch - The Peckham Festival was free entry, as is The Nunhead Bite. It would be lovely to see you there for fun and frolics.

[alice]

are you funded by Southwark council

[PEXMAS]

Yes we are part funded by Southwark Council as part of the Nunhead Festivals Project.

[ED Fun]

Let's just support public local festivals in every way possible - stand holders, organisers, businesses and the local community. I hope it's going to be a brilliant weekend for Nunhead Bite!

[t&d]

Really enjoyed the festival today- but who were the vegan cakes by? Cosmic Cakes or something, but I can't find them online. Thanks!

[aquarius moon]

Their name was probably in the programme but mislaid mine somewhere.

Agree it was a good festival.

Best food had to be the curly chips on a stick? Longest queue of all but well worth the wait.

[PEXMAS]

Thanks so much to everyone who came to The Nunhead Bite! It was a fabulous weekend.

Vegan cakes were Cozmic Cookiez Cakez and you can find them on twitter @CozmicCC

The curly chips on a stick were by Super Chip www.super-chip.co.uk - really amazing.

Our next outing will be on 13th December in Peckham for a Festive Eat, Shop, Sing! Hope to see you there.

Thanks again

Pexmas

[Mustard]

Do you have contact details for the bakery that was selling next to the knife stand? They were at the very end of that row.

[PEXMAS]

Hi Mustard

On the Sunday you mean? That was Patisserie Ecossaise - gorgeous stall. https://www.wearepopup.com/b/04be998/

He doesn't yet have a website and we've just got a personal phone number for him, but if you send us a private message with your email I will forward to him for you if you like?

[Mustard]

Yes, that is the stall, bought some really nice chewy, seedy and grainy bread from him. Makes wonderful toast.