Notes from 5th March 2025

Encore Update

• Tracey unable to attend.

• Concerns raised: drinking outside Co-op delivery box, fag butts at Watch Office & behind CCC building, bins near Co-op covered in vape stickers/vapes.

Raw Theatre Productions

• Local group (formed 3 years ago).

• Offering VE Day singers, murder mysteries, pantos, and family events.

• Contact: rawtheatreproductions1971@gmail.com

Events & Updates

VE Day 80th Celebration – 10th May

• First aid, event support, flags, walkie talkies, high-vis vests all being arranged.

• Pimp My Fish confirmed.

• 22 market stalls, 3 charities, 2 dessert vans booked.

• Purchases approved: £120 lawn games (labelled to avoid loss), £450 bunting (fabric, Club to Co-op).

• Sea Cadets attending.

• Jeff providing vehicles, gazebos, 1940s recipes.

• Volunteers needed for CA stall & stewarding (sign-up slots available).

• Dressing-up competition prizes: Pershey’s chocolate, Wrigley’s gum, Pimp My Fish voucher (TBC), possible Co-op donation.

• CA stall to host business contacts.

• Long-term storage shed at allotments approved.

Business Network Event Review

• Went very well – 25 businesses attended.

• Future events planned.

• List of businesses to be published on CA website (Digital Mosaic).

Open Gardens – 1st June

• Need more gardens!

• Running 10am–4pm.

Food Festival – 14th June

• OTBT managing food trucks & fun day entertainment.

• CA handling stalls, music, bar.

• Private Chef on the Weald may do a show cook.

• Kids’ activity planned (biscuit decorating/sugar craft).

Garage Sale – 17th August

• Charlotte & Jacky leading.

• Pocket parks to be used for those without garages/drives.

• Looking for charity link.

Sunflower Competition

• Jez organising.

• Easter holidays: pop-up table outside Co-op, £2 packs.

• Judging in September.

September Family Funday

• Needs dedicated event owner.

• Charlotte & Celina drafting a brief for next meeting.

Finance Update

• VE Day pot: £590

• Breheny donation: £2,000

• CA funds: £900 (£100 allocated for straw)

• Hardship Fund: £1,000

2025 Event Owners

• May 10 – VE Day 80th Celebration – Celina & Jez

• June 1 – Open Gardens – Su

• June 14 – Food Festival – Natalie

• Aug 17 – Garage Sale – Jacky & Charlotte

• Sept – Tallest Sunflower – Jez

• Sept 13 – Family Funday – [Owner TBC]

• Sept – Scarecrow Festival – Matt

• Oct – Litter Pick – Matt

• Nov 29 – Christmas Market – [Owner TBC]

(Still seeking volunteers to take on additional events or propose new ones – contact alconburywealdca@gmail.com)

AOB

• Water campaign coming soon.

• Beer Festival: 27th–29th June.

Next Meeting: 7th May