Are you in a music act? Or do you have your own music act? Maybe you’re a poet or a storyteller? Or perhaps you run a dance class?

We are pleased to announce that applications can now be made for entertainment for this year’s festival.  The festival offers a chance for the local community to showcase their talents.

The date of this year’s Plumstead Make Merry festival is Saturday 9th June, and it will be open from 12 noon to 6pm on Plumstead Common, London, SE18.

Sarah Harper, Chair of the organising committee said, “we are looking forward to putting on the festival with a packed schedule of talented local people offering a variety of performances to entertain us all″.

Details of how to apply can be found at here.

Photographs courtesy of Chris Mansfield, Sarah Harper and members of the Aperture Woolwich Photographic Society.

Bookings are now being taken for stalls at the Plumstead Make Merry festival on Saturday 9th June 2018.

The Plumstead Make Merry is a great opportunity to be part of a vibrant, community event and with over 5000 people attending the festival, it is also a chance to raise your profile in the local area. Last year we had ninety stalls offering a wide range of services and goods.

The pricing structure and pitch size has been simplified this year to just three categories. You can find all the information that you need to book, including the application form at

https://plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk/get-involved/run-a-stall/

If you have any questions or comments regarding stalls, please email Ebru at stalls@plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a MERRY XMAS QUIZ NIGHT on behalf of the PLUMSTEAD MAKE MERRY on Friday 8th December 2017. All profits raised from this night will go towards funding the Make Merry festival.
Tickets are just £5 per head, and the price includes admission to the quiz and some light bar snacks.
Teams can be a maximum of 6 persons.
There will be other fun games throughout the evening too.
Lots of prizes too!
Licensed bar.
Doors open at 7pm, quiz starts at 8pm.
TICKETS CAN BE BOUGHT ON THE DOOR (subject to capacity of venue).

Please share this event with your friends, it would be great if we could have a good turnout of support from our local community.

Any questions that you have about this event can be left on this event page, or email info@plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk

We hope to see you there!
www.plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk

Facebook event page for this can be found at:  https://www.facebook.com/events/2104224066463157

The full address and location details are as follows:
Greenwich Rugby Football Club
The Pavilion on Plumstead Common
Old Mill Road
Plumstead
London, SE18 1QJ.
The building can be found on the Common at the junction of Old Mill Road and Warwick Terrace, just opposite the Old Mill public house.
A map can be found at:
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=51.4813309%2C0.0844100&hl=en&t=h&z=16

PLEASE HELP US FUND THE 2018 FESTIVAL

The Plumstead Make Merry needs funding for a 2018 festival. The first 200 projects to reach 1,000 votes will receive £1,000, so speed is of the essence. It’s easy to do, just register and use your ten votes for us! Polling closes on 21st November, after which the next 180 projects with the highest votes will receive £1,000. Use this link to vote for the Plumstead Make Merry:  https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voting/project/view/17-1721

Fruit & Vegetable Sculpting Competition at Plumstead Make Merry

This year’s Make Merry takes place on Saturday 10th June and, besides running the Information Tent, Art Plumstead will be organising the popular Fruit & Vegetable Sculpting Competition. The entries will be on display in the Information Tent, where visitors will be given the opportunity to vote for their favourites.

The theme of this year’s competition is “Plumstead People and Places“, so sculptures of local landmarks or local people past and present please and it is free to enter.

However, anyone wishing to enter must contact Art Plumstead using their form which can be found at the bottom of their webpage https://artplumstead.wordpress.com/   before midday on Friday 9th June to reserve a place in the exhibition and entries must be delivered to Dee Goodwin at the Information Tent between midday and 1pm on 10th June. Note: It may be possible to deliver earlier by prior arrangement.

Voting will be open to all members of the public from 1pm and prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd in the competition will be announced and awarded after 4pm on the day.

So get thinking, get sculpting and use your “five a day” wisely.

This year’s Plumstead Make Merry festival is scheduled to take place on Saturday 10th June, from 12 noon to 6pm on Plumstead Common.

Like most years, the organisers have struggled to get the funds to stage the festival and your help could help this community continue.

The Make Merry is the most important date in the Plumstead calendar, and is organised solely by members of the local community who volunteer their time to ensure that this event continues. But without the help of its supporters, it may not survive for much longer.

Each year the organisers try to secure funding but despite making applications for grants they have been unsuccessful this year . The council have not provided any funding for the festival for several years now and so we the team are left with no option but to be self-sufficient.  With few sponsors from local businesses, it is down to those who attend, and those that want the festival to continue, to help.

The funding pays for the infrastructure, the stages, marquees, toilets etc. The organisers and stewards do not get paid, performers offer their talents for free and local organisations use the event as a great promotional tool. So every penny raised is used to ensure the festival happens.

Donating is easy via PayPal at www.paypal.com   Just send any amount to our email address info@plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk

We are also crowdfunding through Buzzbnk until July, just go to www.fundit.buzz/PlumsteadMakeMerry2017

Sponsorship options are also available from just £5 to individuals and local businesses. You can find details at www.plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk/get-involved

Call for performers for 2017 Plumstead Make Merry festival

We are pleased to announce that applications can now be made for entertainment for this year’s festival.  The festival offers a chance for the local community to showcase their talents and to gather experience of performing in front of an audience.

The date of this year’s Plumstead Make Merry festival is Saturday 10th June, and it will be open from 12 noon to 6pm on Plumstead Common, London, SE18.

Sarah Harper, Chair of the organising committee said, “we are looking forward to putting on the festival with a packed schedule of talented local people offering a variety of performances to entertain us all″.

Are you a local musician, poet, or do you run a dance school? If so, you can apply to perform at this year’s festival.

Details of how to apply can be found at here.

We are pleased to announce the return of our MERRY MAYHEM QUIZ NIGHT on behalf of the PLUMSTEAD MAKE MERRY. It will take place on Friday 28th April 2017, in the Greenwich Rugby Football Club pavilion on Plumstead Common, Old Mill Road, SE18.

All profits raised from this night will go towards funding the Make Merry festival.
Tickets are just £5 per head, and the price includes admission to the quiz and some light bar snacks.
Teams can be a maximum of 6 persons.
There will be other fun games throughout the evening too.
Lots of prizes too!
Licensed bar.
Doors open at 7pm, quiz starts at 8pm.
TICKETS CAN BE BOUGHT ON THE DOOR.

Please share this event with your friends, it would be great if we could have a good turnout of support from our local community.

Any questions that you have about this event can be left on this event page, or email info@plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk

We hope to see you there!

www.plumsteadmakemerry.co.uk

Event page on Facebook can be found at www.facebook.com/events/215829118822242/

Call for stall-holders for 2017 Plumstead Make Merry festival

 We are pleased to announce that applications can now be made for stalls for this year’s festival.  The festival offers a chance for businesses, organisations, and individuals to showcase their work to the local community.

The date of this year’s Plumstead Make Merry festival is Saturday 10th June, and it will be open from 12 noon to 6pm on Plumstead Common, London, SE18.

Sarah Harper, Chair of the organising committee said, “we are pleased to announce that we have kept the prices and pitch sizes the same as last year, and will also have a loyalty discount for those that held a stall at last year’s festival if they book by 31^st March 2017″.

Application details can be found by clicking here.