The ball is well and truly rolling on Bungo In The Back Lanes 2013. We did get a number of volunteers in response to our newsletter ad (thank you!) but we can always handle more, so we’re holding a planning meeting this Tuesday 5th February in Grianach on Nithsdale Rd from 7.30pm.Please come if you want to see the event happen this year.

We already have volunteers for the media tasks, finance and insurance applications, but we still need people to volunteer to mastermind the following:

The children’s garden – we need a new venue and someone to put on activities like face painting, story telling, the bouncy castle (if you have space), games etc.

Health and Safety – not as onerous as it sounds, the main duties are contacting the police, fire, St Andrew’s Ambulance and environmental health department, making sure we do all we can to minimise risks to the public and ourselves.

Logistics – booking tables and chairs, safety barriers, making sure high-vis vests, gazebos, banners etc get to the right places at the right time. This will be the most hands-on role during the day itself.

Entertainment – booking and paying bands, making sure they have PA systems and power.

Community – working with residents on the day and beforehand, helping resident stall holders and businesses find a spot and making sure they get added to the interactive Bungo map.

Crew – folk to help out on the day, manning Society fundraising stalls, setting up and taking down gazebos, tables and chairs, acting as stewards to help people find their way around, taking photographs of revellers.

We do have contacts, form letters and tonnes of experience to share so volunteers do not need any previous experience, just enthusiasm, a small amount of spare time in May/June and to be available on the day of the event, Saturday 22nd June.

I know people don’t like to hear this but this year, without question, the event will not happen without help from the community as well as the committee. Most of the above tasks were managed by one person last year (who will be having their third child in May this year), so a group of people should find organising the Southside’s friendliest, quirkiest local event a doddle!

Can’t make the meeting but still want to be involved? Get in touch here, via facebook, or email chair@strathbungo.co.uk