It would be lovely to have a fire and Grow Wild food. So, would you be able to help us make that happen? We still want to put a call out for others to take on the publicity etc and need to step back a bit from this point. Ive updated the call out text, which you can use and post anywhere: Do you enjoy the Summer and Winter Solstice parades between New Cross and Telegraph Hill? Would you like to see the new tradition of the Night of the Beasts winter solstice parade maintained? If so, for it to happen, we need a couple of volunteers. One person to co-ordinate and publicise the event, and one person to be the parade leader. The co-ordinating work involves: informing the Telegraph pub of the start time, co-ordinating with Transition New Cross to organise the New Cross leg of the parade, encouraging families/groups to make costumes, making and distributing a poster, publicising online and with schools, arranging for musicians to be there (we usually invite Les Zoings and the Transiberian March Band), arranging a simple party (probably at the Somerville Adventure Playground this year). The parade leader needs to organise making of an impressive costume, decide and inform on the route, help keep it safe, and make the parade lively by dancing in costume. For more information on how it works, see this unextinctionmachine.wordpress/2011/10/24/the-night-of-the-beasts/ and contact Bridget and Brian McKenzie on 0207 639 9833 or bridgetmcknz@gmail Have you plans afoot for another parade and feasting type arrangement for the Winter Solstice, on the 21 December? The Adventure Playground has a great outside space that could host the end of the parade. We could have a big bonfire, there is space for all the kids to play... Have run it past Bradley, the Adventure Playground Manager and he would like it very much.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:42:06 +0000