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For anyone who is interested in having a stall at a market, the next Blackwater Court Market in on Saturday 3rd September, just behind William Rose Butchers. The market started in December last year and takes place on the first Saturday of the month except Jan, Feb & Aug. We still have stalls available for September, so if you are interested in booking, please go to www.blackwatercourtmarket.co.uk where you can download a booking form. Thanks Angela

I must admit I didn't see my response as agressive, more a statement of fact, but apologies if that is how it has been taken. I take all the comments on board. The fair was called the Festival Fair as it was the team behind the Festival who asked me to do the event and to tie it in with the theme. There is already a Goose Green Fair held in the summer by a local school, so I was keen not to use the same name, so not to cause confusion. I think most local people know of the event (judging by how many turned up!), so I don't really think the name is a problem. I have done banners before but they got removed by the Council! I can certainly look in to that next year. I have also put posters up before but to be honest it is a lot of work for one person to do and I do it as a volunteer, so there is a limit to how much time I can spend. The promotion has never been raised as a problem before, and the attendance is always great and more related to the weather than anything else. The mix of stalls is very much based on who applies to come along. Lots of other stallholders would have loved to come along but have other regular Sunday events. I am always keen to hear of new people who might want to get involved. If anyone fancies helping next year to put posters up, let me know, as it would be much appreciated. Otherwise thanks for the comments, I hope that I anyone who can do something to help next year, lets me know.

I just thought I would step in with a few facts about the Festival Fair as I organised it. Is called the Festival Fair as it is part of the wider Dulwich Festival. So that is the name I have used to promote it for the last six years. I did a post in the What's On section following the EDF guidelines. It is included in the Dulwich Festival programme of which there are 30,000 copies printed and distributed. It was also widely covered in all SE Magazines which meant a further 20,000 households knew about the event. I think anyone who attended yesterday could see that the event was indeed publicised well as it was so busy. All in all, I think the event was a great success and anyone who has ideas for other stalls holders, please do pass on their details. There was over 130 stalls including extra food stalls this year. I provide a free bouncy castle, free face painting and badge making for the children. I know not everyone wants to buy a cupcake, but lots of people want to sell them! I hope everyone who attended enjoyed themselves. Thanks Angela Burgess