Should the Lambeth Country Show always take place in September now?

[magneze]

Maybe two country shows is in order?

 

[Crispy]

I was going to say you'd have to light the way out of the park too but they don't on bonfire night.

They have great big floodlights

 

[gabi]

Definitely not. It was a bizarre and stupid decision to cancel it in the first place, and rescheduling it for sep was even more fucked up.

 

[editor]

Definitely not. It was a bizarre and stupid decision to cancel it in the first place, and rescheduling it for sep was even more fucked up.

So you would have preferred no show at all this year then?

 

[editor]

Maybe two country shows is in order?

Now you're talking!

 

[girasol]

So number of days rain is about the same but it stays lighter longer in July.

And warmer too (average wise), and less windy!

 

[lefteri]

love the way 'facts' come from a site called holidayweather.com Editor!

 

[lefteri]

Now you're talking!

yes, two free festivals in brockwell please - what happened to the urban green fair, did I miss it?

 

[lefteri]

Definitely not. It was a bizarre and stupid decision to cancel it in the first place, and rescheduling it for sep was even more fucked up.

was it not about shortage of portaloos during olympics? that was reason cited for glastonbury no show iirc

 

[gabi]

yes, two free festivals in brockwell please - what happened to the urban green fair, did I miss it?

Lambeth pulled the funding for that one i think

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

was it not about shortage of portaloos during olympics? that was reason cited for glastonbury no show iirc

Where were all the portaloos during the Olympics then?

 

[lefteri]

Where were all the portaloos during the Olympics then?

I suppose in the big events that apparently went on in parks in east london - I virtually didn't set foot outside of brixton during those 6 weeks though so this is purely speculation

 

[RaverDrew]

Bring back the Cannabis Festival

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I suppose in the big events that apparently went on in parks in east london - I virtually didn't set foot outside of brixton during those 6 weeks though so this is purely speculation

Was going to say where they had big live screens, but I don't remember seeing any on the Southbank where there was a big screen.

Suppose Hyde Park and other places would have had them though

 

[spanglechick]

September is busy and stressful for kids and teachers - July is post-exam wind down. I vote July.

 

[zenie]

Being in September and finishing early is dangerous because it means more time in the pub to get (even more) pissed afterwards

 

[Brixton Hatter]

There may be some kind of farming calendar reason for the date (that is no longer relevant)??

The later date this year meant a greater variety of fruit/veg could be displayed in the flower show than would normally be possible. I put some tomatoes in this year (they didn't win anything ) but in July there's normally no way they would be ripe in time.

July is better because it closes later. Although also it's worth remembering that that Lambeth only spent 2/3 of the normal budget this year, which may have also resulted in (for example) them not being able to pay as many bands etc to play.