I attended the Kingstanding fun day Saturday (at the Wheldan Rec) and despite the rain it was estimated that around 1500 people came to the event from the surrounding area, over 500 rides were taken on the bouncy castles and the football cage also proved popular.
The general consensus of opinion is that the event should take place again next year, many of the small charities seemed quite well pleased with the amount of money that they raised, and agencies giving out details about their activities were also satisfied with the response.
Organisers will be approaching the Awards for all team for another £5,000.00 grant, but will also be looking around for additional funds. No doubt the community chests of both the local wards might be one such avenue, £2,000 would go along way to providing many more attractions. However due to the way grants are now given to wards for distribution, it will be difficult to find such amounts, as the purse strings may well have to be tightened next year.
I would like to thank all those who organised the event for their efforts and all those residents who attended.
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