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
Date Change! Now Tuesday 23rd not Wednesday 24th 18.30 – From Bath House around village
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