I believe the people from the FHTA who organise Forest Hill Day have done so for many years and essentially are very good at what they do and probably do it now on autopilot. It takes some organisation to put this on every year. However it is a shame that it seems to be a top down arrangement without any scope for public input into the choice of events , or involvement of local groups other than a few selected local businesses.

Presumably there is no copyright on ' Forest Hill Day' so if people were minded to , subject to the agreement of the Horniman, they are free to put on other community events of their choosing. I suspect that if local businesses were invited to that too, they wouldnt stay away out of principle when there is free advertising and money to be made. There was a Green fair once inside the museum which was very educational and a lot of fun so that may be an idea.

There may also be an opportunity for local groups such as the FHS and others to have a stall at, say , the Jerk Cook Out.

Maybe something to think about for next summer!