2nd Planning Meeting Update

Torbay Road Street Party – Update 2

2nd Planning meeting 12^th July: Amanda, Joe, Linda, Gavin and Jude apologies from Rick, Lia, Glynis

BLOG:

Anyone can contribute to the BLOG through 'comment' boxes and if I have your email address I can set you up to be an author.

Cars and traffic:

Application to have the street closed is being processed.

Funding:

An application for cash grant has been submitted to help with the cost of hiring bouncy castle £50+, canopies 20’ x 12’ @ £75 each, 4’x8’ staging @ £35, sturdy tables @ £7 each and a PA system. Glynis has paid £50 for Public Liability Insurance so far. Tony has set up a community bank account for the street with Barclays.

Decorations:

Joe is proposing to be the ‘man with the ladder’ that secures lengths of rope and bunting across the street. Each house is invited to decorate a length of bunting and Joe will put it up for you. He will call at each house to talk about a safe place for securing it. How’s that for exercise! Bless you Joe.

Suggested Timetable for the day:

Bouncy Castle 3- 6pm  - Ruth would you be happy to coordinate 6 pairs of volunteers doing 30 mins each? 3 - 3.30; 3.30 - 4; 4 - 4.30; 4.30 - 5; 5 - 5.30; 5.30 - 6pm.

Face painting 3 - 4pm - Jude is organiser.

Games 4 - 5pm - Cathy and Linda

Guerilla gardening and bulb planting 4 - 5pm - who fancies organising this?

No-so-big people's talent time 5 - 6pm 

Singing for everyone 6 - 7pm

Big people's talent time 7 - 8pm

Entertainment: Has Torbay Road Got Talent? Rick and Lia (25) have leafleted the street and the talent spotters are out – word has it that Anne Marie is a concert pianist and community singer, Simon plays drums and is a talent musician. Linda will ask if they would lead some street singing and organise some song sheets for us to all join in. Irish dancing, horn blowing, piano and cello practice have also been spotted. 

Games: from egg catching to wellie throwing, ice breakers, slow cycling, human bingo, Joe has offered to source a table tennis table and Amanda is offering dressing up clothes.  Cathy (31) and Linda (21) would be pleased to have your ideas and help.

Food and drink: We would ask everyone to bring food to share....we may want to be a bit more organised about what to bring near the time. We agreed that people should organise their own drink although the idea of sharing a barrel of beer got the thumbs up too.

Young People: Glynis has met with some of the young people in the street and has now set the blog up so that young people can offer their comments, offer to help and their ideas. 

Warmth: Jeremy (31) and David (46) appear to have accepted the invitation to light the braziers or/and BBQs. Thanking you both.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 8PM - 9PM  @ 46 TORBAY ROAD