1st June 2006
By Trevor Sharp
On the 1st June 2006, Exwick Community Association (ECA), under the guidance of Exeter Community Initiatives, held a Youth and Community Festival at the playing fields along side the flood relief, behind the doctors surgery in NewValley Road, Exwick.
Funding came from various pot and risk assesments and bookings were sent to the city council who were happy with the plan.
The 1st June was the Thursday in half term, which also landed on volunteer week and was the day before the start of the Exeter Respect Festival.
Volunteers helped in the organising committee planned the event and helped in the days leading up to the event and during the day itself. No was paid for the work but were feed and well looked after.
The event consisted of a community networking event, a cinema, DYS mobile unit, arts and crafts, a battle of the bands during the event, sumo wrestling, bouncy castle, skateboarding and bmx displays, cycling, a fun fair with loads of rides, and stalls.
Here was the origianl plan
11am – 6pm Stalls open. Stalls sites are available to charities or community groups for free unless you are selling items and then a small donation will be requires any commercial stalls will be asked for a 15% of sales donation going to ECA (we can not provide tables, chairs and shelters you must provide these yourselves and you must be on site by 10am that day not traffic between 10am – 6pm on or off site except emergency vehicles)
11am – 2pm Youth and Community Networking - The event will bring together youth and community groups, social business, voluntary sector projects and charities with funding bodies under one marquee for networking and a youth and community speak out . Lunch will be provided for all delegates (please let me know asap if you or a member of your group would like to be a delegate, remember we only have 70 places.)
2pm – 7pm The Battle of The bands – bands battle it out for a day in a studio if you know of a good local band under 25 please and they would like to battle it out on a stage please let me know their details ASAP
4pm-6pm a cinema show of a PG film
11am- 5pm kids arts and crafts ending with a procession around the site about 6pm with a 12 volt portable shell PA producing the sound (see www.sense3d.com/nautilus.html ) trampolines, bouncy castles, kids shows etc
7pm – 11pm well know local bands play the main stage.
11am-11pm many fun fair rides (donating 25% of its takings to ECA)