Potato Days

 

Anyone have a contact for someone who runs one of the national potato days,
please?  (preferably the Hampshire one, but anyone from one of the others
would do)

I'm toying with the idea of arranging one (on a rather smaller scale) next
year, as we don't have anything anywhere within about 2 hours drive, which
seems silly.

Some indication about where to start and just how much hard work it would
entail would be good.

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The Hampshire one is run by these people...
http://www.charlton-park.co.uk/

and you may find this link useful too...
http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/

If the Hampshire one is anything to go by you will need a venue with a lot
of parking, some refreshments available, and most importantly, toilets. That
one started small and has snowballed, gets quite manic at times so choose a
venue that will allow you to grow, you don't want to have to move after a
couple of years. And don't forget the advertising, always key.
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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

 


Thank you, I'll take a look through.

Nick has mentioned that the lack of parking may be an issue.  Our local
church hall has toilets and refreshment area, with a fairly decent sized
hall, but there is no side room where kids could be kept entertained,
unfortunately.  Plus being a church hall, it would only be available for the
Saturday, not the Sunday.

But we shall see!

 

vicky@dinky.vm.bytemark.co.uk wrote


Sometimes you just have to decide if you are running a gardening event
for adults only or a children's creche!

If you decide to do both you may find that you end up in so much red
tape and health and safety c**p that your enthusiasm for the gardening
bit of the event falls off significantly.

I've been there and done it with a committee that wanted a children's
room at a beer festival. Result : irresponsible parents who think they
can just dump their children for others to look after whilst they go and
have some fun.


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Alan
news2009 admac myzen co uk

 


As someone with small children, I am aware of how difficult it is to do
anything without somewhere to let them do something that /they/ find
interesting for a while, between (or as bribery/threat during) things
I want to do.

But your comments are noted.