Successful fair on Goose green!

[BQC]

For the first time in many years the sun was shining on Goose green for the fair, and what a lovely day. Well done to all for the stalls and great atmosphere!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

If success is measured in the amount of litter left behind on the green, it was indeed successful.

[Louisa]

Shame the area cannot be tidied up straight after, it looks a right mess.

Louisa.

[BQC]

Litter aside (but to be honest there were no extra bins there) - it was a good day - I want positive vibes people

[citizenED]

It was a lovely event again this year with a very happy community buzz. Took my two little boys and enjoyed bumping into loads of people we knew.

(Though BQC, it was pretty much the same as last year weatherwise if I'm not mistaken. Were you spending too much time in the beer tent?)

[charliecharlie]

happened to have a friend staying for the w/e and we went on to the fair

We really enjoyed it... thank you to all who made it happen!

We also went to some brilliant 'Artist Open Studio' yesterday and today...

we came back foot sore and happy

lovely weekend

xxcc

[Andystar]

WHAAAT?? there was an East Dulwich fair & no-one told me about it.... :'(

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

Don't worry Andy, there is another one next week at Dulwich Park!

[SimonM]

All that and the official "unveiling" of the Blake mural too!

And Krispy Kreme donuts....mmmmmm>:D<

[PeckhamRose]

Louisa you are such a whinger! No positive comment at all, just straight head on into negativitiy.

YES there was a lot of litter. It Will Be Picked Up In Time. Get over it girl.

That was a Great fayre and what a lovely selection of stalls. Surprise at so many baby clothes stalls then remembered where I was! Really enjoyed the day and a lovely atmosphere and sunshine, and treated myself to Melange chocolate. Well done to all the organisers!

[Keef]

Was there a "Scrummy Cakes" stall selling cookies and cakes? An old school friend of mine set up a little business, and said a while ago she was going to be at a fair in Dulwich. Unfortunately I couldn't make it yesterday.

[PeckhamRose]

There was and they were!

[SimonM]

There were several cake stalls, and they all looked delicious!

[Festival Fair]

Thank you for your positive feedback on the Fair, it is great to hear. Please note that the litter will be collected today, unfortunately the people paid to do this job, didn't stay around long enough to tidy up after the stalls were collected. They will definitely be back today to finish the job.

There were 10 extra bins provided during the day which were taken at 4pm. In hindsight they should have come a little later on as many people stayed on because the weather was so lovely.

Thank you to of you who turned up and made it a great day. A big thank to all the other volunteers who helped me during the day.

Angela Burgess

Organiser

[jumpinjourno]

Nice one Angela, and nice one East Dulwich...

I thought it was a great afternoon in brilliant sunshine. I brought the Southwark News crew along and all had a thoroughly good day out - and it's good to know that the litter situation is all under conrtol.

PS - Look out for a photo spread on Thursday - and if you have any pics that you want to include from your day out at the fair, drop me a line.

[email protected]

[Jamma]

Indeed it was a most excellent event.

Can I make some suggestions to improve it without being branded negative? The stage was in the wrong place. There wasn't room to sit around it because of all the stalls so folk had to sit on the grass at the other end of the green. Could move it next year or leave more room round it by moving the stalls?

Also lack of beer tent was a bummer.

It was a good day though, hopefully we get similar weather for the Dulwich Park event this weekend. Anyone know if the otters are coming back?

[lenk]

'Best stall' goes to the chilli sauce dude.

'Dragons Blood' was pretty darn good : )

[mockney piers]

Lovely day and topped nicely with chilli pepper Pete's. Surely demand for more events getting community together in the park?

[SeanMacGabhann]

welcome to the Dragon's Blood Brotherhood lenk... it was a fateful day 2 years ago at the same stall that Mockney Piers and I discovered this... thing

[PeckhamRose]

Indeed I agree a beer tent would have been great, or maybe EDT could have done something, though I am not sure about the licensing law regulations.

[Asset]

they had one last year

[alba]

It was a brilliant event. Could only have been improved if we had been able to sit the grass and picnic without thinking of how well used that patch of grass is as a dog toilet.

[Festival Fair]

The problem with our beer tent was a licensing issue. EDT have provided the beer tent for the past three years and will do so again. I did announce a week or so ago that we didn't get our licence and to bring your own booze. Also EDT supplied drinks in plastic glasses so you could bring them over. Not ideal, but the best we could do in the circumstances.

I appreciate the comments re the stage positioning and will bear that in mind for next year.

All in all I think it went well and it is great to have such positive comments about a great event in East Dulwich.

ps. the litter should have been collected now, so I am going to check for myself!

[Michael Palaeologus]

Actually I wonder whether not having abeer tent had an unexpected benefit in that people spread out across the Green rather than clustering by the beer tent?

[jim_the_chin]

I appreciate it is easier to criticise than stage an event but it wasn't my cup of tea.

I felt it was more market than fair, I walked into the main bit with my 6 year old and walked out as there didn't seem to be anything to do but buy things. I'm sure there were a few more 'fair' type stalls last year - or am I thinking of some other event on the Green? This was more like North Cross road on a saturday.