Dear Supporters,

(with apologies to all those who have already booked - who are getting this again - Monty used the wrong distribution list first time.... duh!)

We are pleased to be able to tell you that preparations are going well. Lots of you have booked, so that we have added in a couple of ceilidhs for Saturday and Sunday evening, to prevent people getting crowded in the main halls.

On the last day in January we had a bit of a hitch when, following illness and staff changes, the school caterers who ran the café in 2022 decided not to do it again this year. But, we have managed to find an Evesham cafe which does on-site catering for events such as ours and they are busy creating a menu for us. They’ve have had a look at the school kitchen and are happy to proceed, though with a few details still to be sorted out. The menu and choices will be similar to last year but we have to be aware prices may rise a bit, especially considering the national food inflation. With these caterers, we are again doing our best to try and reduce queues around the meal times, which may entail pre-ordering, particularly on Friday night and for main meal items. There will be a separate D.I.Y. salad server, and we plan two tea/coffee stations, one to be run by stewards or other volunteers.

As a number of people have already asked, we are opening day ticket sales as of tomorrow (or as soon as the booking forms get loaded on the website…).

The countdown has started in earnest and we are all very much looking forward to our second May Heydays.

Please respond to director@mayheydays.org.uk or tickets@mayheydays.org.uk

Regards

Mecki and Team

PS: You may like to know that your Director is even now actively working on the line-up for 2024, Friday 3rd to Monday 6th May - put it in your diary!