THE 2023 SUMMER BBQ & DISCO - June 2023
The BBQ and disco, our annual fundraiser, was held a little earlier on Saturday 24th June, to enable more families to attend before the main school holidays. We started at 5pm to cater for young families and ended at 11pm to be considerate neighbours and keep to our Temporary Event Notice licence.
Five-year-old Sofia Casucci made a beautiful welcome sign for the South entrance which set the scene saying “I drew this sign to welcome our neighbours to the barbecue party because I love drawing for people I care about. I feel like our community is a big family, and they've known me since I was a baby. I want everyone to feel happy and excited to spend time together, and my sign is a special way to show that!”
The four BBQ fires were set up for communal use (one specifically for vegetarians and one pork-free) and a gazebo for the disco with DJ Paul of Kruel Intensions who got everyone up dancing and joining in the fun culminating in a conga around the garden. People brought their own rugs, tables and chairs and, with a lovely summer evening, the event was well attended and deemed to be a success.
This year, there were lots of flavoursome vodka tastings all evening from the friendly team at Mriya (the local Ukrainian restaurant) who generously offered their colourful home-made vodkas to residents. They also distributed 10% discount dining vouchers - with no deadline to promote their popular restaurant.