Sent on behalf of Monty - who has email problems. Apologies if you receive this more than once.

News from the Battle-front of May Heydays

Dear Attendees to May Heydays 2024,

Two important updates to pass on:

1. The school has closed the playing fields due to wet weather; campers have already been told that only tents will be allowed on the field.

Caravans and campervans will have to be put on hard-standing inside and outside the tennis court, and in the Quad.

Small campervans will likely be sent further down Four Pools Road to another parking area (it will be signed GATE THREE).

This means the parking for cars will be confined to spacings left between the ‘vans, the centre of the tennis court, the front car park and to the centre of the Quad (in the Quad, please leave a clear route for pedestrians to cross over between English and Humanities block)s.

After that, use GATE THREE for the small car park further down the road, or past that there is an un-restricted non-residential road on the left, Four Pools Lane. Then it will be Four Pools Road itself, which is unrestricted.

School staff and 6th formers will be around Friday night to help with parking – do please follow their directions (even if it disagrees with what I have said!).

2. The caterer, Annie, will allow for 20 extra servings over her pre-booking numbers of the main meals, available on a first come basis. We do ask you to help her by pre-booking your mains today or tomorrow. You pay on collection.

She also would like all breakfasts to be pre-booked the day before – which can be done on-site.

Remember this is a first time for The Bulls Head Bakers; we hope next year will be easier once an idea has been gained of the level of café usage.

Despite all these minor things that crop up when trying to run a folkdance festival, we are really looking forward to our 3rd MHD at Evesham – and look forward to greeting both familiar faces and our many newcomers. Bonus points if you remember to bring re-usable water bottles, ditto drink cups – and a torch might not be a bad idea!

Monty (PS: Mecki says I worry too much)