The poster design for the 2018 Plumstead Make Merry has been created by the amazingly talented local designer, Richard McDonald.

Richard McDonald is a designer and printmaker who lives in Plumstead. He printed this year’s Plumstead Maker Merry posters by hand using old letterpress blocks and an old printing press in his studio in Woolwich.

To see more of his work, or to get in touch about getting a project of your own printed, please visit www.richard-mcdonald.com

Keep your eyes peeled as this design will also be featuring on our flyers in the next few weeks.

We are pleased to announce that Beaumont Gibbs Estate Agents are supporting the 2018 Plumstead Make Merry festival in the following areas:

• The Bandstand (main stage)
• The Acoustic Cafe
• The Workshop Tent
• The Information Tent

They will be offering face painting and balloon modelling from their stall at the festival, with all proceeds going to their chosen charities.

Come along and make some merry yourself on Saturday 9th June, from 12 noon to 6pm on Plumstead Common (London SE18).  You can find details of what will be happening at https://plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk/2018-2/

You can find Beaumont Gibbs Estate Agents at:

134 Plumstead Common Road, London, SE18 2UL.

Telephone: 020 8319 7600

Web: www.beaumontgibbs.com

https://www.onthemarket.com/agents/branch/beaumont-gibbs-plumstead/

With less than a month until this year’s Plumstead Make Merry festival you still have time to get involved…

We are still recruiting for stewards for the event.

Whether you can join us for just a couple of hours or for the whole day, your support will help us make the festival a success. There will be lots to do from helping set up or pack up, before and after it is open to the public, through to being an Event Steward.

No experience is necessary, we welcome willing helpers over the age of 18.

You can find full details of how to apply and more information on being a steward at

https://plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk/get-involved/volunteer/

Please note: We are no longer accepting applications for performers or stalls.

Our friends at Art Plumstead have arranged for the Badge Queen of Plumstead to make an appearance at the 2018 Plumstead Make Merry festival on Saturday 9th June.

It’s Plumstead’s very own alternative to the Pearlies!

The Badge Queen needs your badges to adorn her lovely cloak.  You can add them to the cloak by bringing them along to the festival on the day, or take them along to Plumstead Community Market at St. Mark’s Church Hall on 28th April and 19th May.

To find out more, please go to:

https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/4421237/posts/1803165104

Do you want to be a stall-holder at this year’s Plumstead Make Merry festival on 9th June? There is still time to apply.

It’s a great way to engage with the local community!

Full details of how to apply can be found at: https://plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk/get-involved/run-a-stall/

We are pleased to announce that for the 2018 festival we have a media partnership with The Greenwich Weekender publication.

The newspaper will feature articles and features on the Plumstead Make Merry in the run up to this years festival which will take place on Saturday 9th June.   They will also have a stall at the festival where they will be giving away some goodies!

We look forward to working with them.

You can find them at www.weekender.co.uk/area/greenwich/

The Plumstead Make Merry was recognised by the Royal Borough of Greenwich when its Chair, Sarah Harper was given a Community Civic Award.

Sarah Harper, was successfully nominated for an award for her energy and passion in the planning and evaluation over the past eleven years, which has revitalised the Plumstead Make Merry, the longest running community run festival in the Borough.

After receiving the award, Sarah said, “It’s great to have the Plumstead Make Merry festival recognised, this award is a testament to the hard work that a small group of volunteers put into creating the event each year. I accept this on behalf of all of the committee members, present and past, that are so dedicated to providing this festival for our local community”.

Over forty exceptional people, who have made outstanding contributions, were honoured.

Worthy winners received their awards from the Leader of the Borough, Councillor Denise Hyland, at Woolwich Town Hall on Thursday 22 March and the Mayor of Royal Greenwich, Councillor Peter Brooks. Chief Executive Debbie Warren also congratulated winners at the sixth annual event which included entertainment from Millennium Performing Arts.

Awards were presented across seven categories – community, act of courage, young person’s outstanding achievement, volunteer, sporting achievement, lifetime achievement and arts and entertainment.

The Plumstead Make Merry is organised by volunteers, and on the day of the festival it is staffed by volunteers. The event simply would not happen without the dedication of a small group of people to ensure that smiles are put on the faces of our local community each year.

Do you want to be one of our volunteers on Saturday 9th June 2018?

We are recruiting for stewards now and further details and an application form can be found via this link

https://plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk/get-involved/volunteer/

As a not-for-profit organisation we cannot pay you but we may be able to reimburse some of your travel expenses, provide you with a packed lunch and a certificate to say that you were an official event steward.

Hours are flexible, just let us know what you are able to commit to.

We would love to see more of our community join us to keep the local smiles going!

www.plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk

The Plumstead Make Merry is looking for a new logo. Are you able to help out? The brief is that the design will need to work well either small or large, it has to work well in black & white or colour, and it should be an image that demonstrates a link to Plumstead Common or the festival, for example trees or happy people/ community. If you want to give it a go, please email your design by Friday 16th February to info@plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk

Our current logo is this, it features a tree, a plum and the Links clocktower: 

We look forward to receiving your designs. Thank you.

http://www.plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk