Heavy Gang

Stoney Middleton Well Dressing 2024 – Heavy Gang Activities

Dates for your diary if you’re available

Thursday 18th 18.30 –  Meet at Church 

Erect Marquees

  • Fetch marquees and tables from SMILE cabin on playing field
  • Erect marquees, fit lighting, and prep for Claying up

Friday 19th 18.30 – Meet at Bath House & Church

Clay Frames

  • Get all frames from bath house into marquees
  • Take all clay barrels to marquee
  • Erect frames onto supports etc
  • Fill with clay and trowel flat 

Erect Bunting

  • Collect bunting from Bath House. 
  • Erect along The Nook, The Bank and on main road from
  • Chip shop to Bus Stop and in Grove Gardens

Friday 26th When frames ready – lots of muscle required

Erect Frames

  • Collect scaff board stands from SMILE storage 
  • Collect platform parts from Bath House, 
  • Assemble platform for main well (later use boards in front of bath house well) – Disassemble on completion and store in Bath House
  • Install frames
  • Build DSW around main well & assist Horti Soc with plants etc
  • Get out flood lights for wells

Saturday 27th  Morning

Preparations

  • Clear frame stands and any petalling materials from marquees
  • Collect benches from SMILE storage, put around church
  • Collect BBQ and gazebo from Frank Sheldon’s; set up on bridge
  • Assist Rose with jigsaw gazebo set up
  • Assist Horti Soc in setting up their tea tent. (power from church kitchen), 2x x13A reels
  • Get out charity boxes and info posts. 1 per well plus large board for Bath House well
  • Get chairs out of Ash House, wash down if required.

Saturday 27th – Evening

  • Clean and take down BBQ, return with Gazebo to Frank’s

Well Dressing Petalling Week

Signage

  • Put up banners on Main Road
  • Put up advertising signs (16) in surrounding villages and road junctions
  • Put up signs to car park and back to wells
  • Put up sign on the cross to “petalling tents”

More to follow –  as I remember or am reminded of them 🙂

Contact Andy Hibbert 07969 786 922

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