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AccyRach · 04-04-2006, 09:01

Wow, this has caused some debating!
I for one am in favour of these get togethers and it really bothers me that people complain about the noise. I don't want to upset anyone, but when it really comes down to it, it's just one afternoon out of the whole year. Is that really too much to handle?
One afternoon when people do gather together and enjoy themselves and get to try new things such as the climbing wall in Oak Hill last year. I would never have taken my son climbing, but he really enjoyed it and the man that was running it was really encouraging when he got a little stuck. The look on his face when he got to the top was priceless!
I'm not sure charging £5 admission would be a good idea, it would probably keep people away (unless everything inside the park would be free) I would rather there were more things like the climbing wall that we could pay for if we want to use them. Then the stallholders would be charged a fee and maybe a % of the profits could go towards the costs?
I was going to put forward pony rides as an idea (free fertilizer for the park!), but they probably wouldn't cope too well with the music AND the children!! However, I know a few people I would like to see at the top of a bungee jumping crane........

04-04-2006, 09:01	#27
AccyRach Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Accy Proper Posts: 31 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Should there be Community Festivals? Wow, this has caused some debating! I for one am in favour of these get togethers and it really bothers me that people complain about the noise. I don't want to upset anyone, but when it really comes down to it, it's just one afternoon out of the whole year. Is that really too much to handle? One afternoon when people do gather together and enjoy themselves and get to try new things such as the climbing wall in Oak Hill last year. I would never have taken my son climbing, but he really enjoyed it and the man that was running it was really encouraging when he got a little stuck. The look on his face when he got to the top was priceless! I'm not sure charging £5 admission would be a good idea, it would probably keep people away (unless everything inside the park would be free) I would rather there were more things like the climbing wall that we could pay for if we want to use them. Then the stallholders would be charged a fee and maybe a % of the profits could go towards the costs? I was going to put forward pony rides as an idea (free fertilizer for the park!), but they probably wouldn't cope too well with the music AND the children!! However, I know a few people I would like to see at the top of a bungee jumping crane........