Bicentenary celebrations

This July sees 200 years since the first four houses on Jeffreys St, 25, 27, 29 and 31, were completed and inhabited.  On Saturday 2nd July 2016 we celebrated with a big street party.  Neighbours in fancy dress from all eras brought food, baking and a bottle or two for a shared lunch and some music and fun activities. 
 

Programme

12 noon
Musician Keith Thompson calls everyone out.  

12-1pm
Music from Keith Thompson

12-1.30pm Shared lunch

1.30pm
Music from The Clerkenwell Village Band  

Fun and games: hoopla, beanbag game, ping pong tournament

2.15pm
Wacky races: egg and spoon, hoop and stick, slow race and more

3pm
Speeches:
A welcome from John Green  
The beginnings of Jeffreys Street by Lindsay Douglas
Jeffreys Street through the ages by historian and author Gillian Tindall
The great party of '77 by Paul Watkins
The Jeffreys Street chickens by Charles Christie - Webb

3.30pm  
A grand cake for the whole street.

3.45pm    
Group photo

4.30pm  
Music from Whiskey Mick

6pm     
Pack up.

Everyone on the street was automatically part of the event committee and all ideas were updated to this page as they happened. 

Three cheers and thanks to all those with special responsibility on the day and everyone who helped, donated, cooked, dressed up and opened wine.

Table guru - Mir

Gazebo guru – Paul

Head of Security – Brenda

Stewards

Team A
         
1 Neelam
2 Dave
3 Debbie
4 Charlotte
5 Fred
6 Luc

Team B

1 Alex
2 Paul
3 Chris H
4 Charles
5 Peter D
6 Sarah
7 Gillian

Litter Pickers - Everyone

Food and plate guru – Julie

First Aid – Misha with thanks to Sarah

Audio – Roland and Andy

Film – Roland

Photography- Charles

Grande Compere on the mic – John

Welcoming committee – Charles, John, Brenda

Speeches

Lindsay on the birth of Jeffreys St
Historian and author Gillian Tindall
Paul on Jubilee fun in 77
Charles on Jeffreys Street’s chickens

Big cake – Julie, Charles, John, the chickens

Games masters – John and Paul with thanks to Alex, Neelam and Dave

Music

Keith Thompson with thanks to Chris and Peter
The Clerkenwell Village Band  with thanks to Gillian
Whiskey Mick with thanks to Dave

Bunting - Charles andJulie with Chris H and family

Banner - Lindsay

Programme - Paul

Invites - Phil. Brenda and neighbours who invited former residents

Admin - Road closure and parking suspension, event licence, risk assessment, event plan, public liability lnsurance  - Lindsay

Contact local media – Lindsay, Charles