OSC Open Day.

[maccawozzagod]

If you're paying Bazf then bring me owt! If we're paying then I'm stumped unless its signed stuff from a big local team. Thanks for the offer

[KIPAX]

I am determined to have a stall at this event.. selling photographs... just need to find a source for see through plastic sleeves type things to put 7x5 photographs in... anyone?

[maccawozzagod]

could you not just put them into those A4 clear plastic wallets in a lever arch file?

[KIPAX]

bit big .. and there will be hundreds of em.. have asked around on photo forums i envisage a box... if you remember how we used to look through 7 inch singles.....oh come on.. i aint that old am i?

[Doug]

Originally Posted by KIPAX

I am determined to have a stall at this event.. selling photographs... just need to find a source for see through plastic sleeves type things to put 7x5 photographs in... anyone?

I might have some print bags left. You know the ones with the paper backing. I should have some decent card mounts somewhere as well I’ll have a look around, if I have you can have them. As for your question, its years since I bought staff like that, so I wouldn’t be much help.

You could have a side stall with a collapsible background and a reflector, and then have the missus doing snaps of the public with their favourite player. Have a laptop and a photo printer on standby in the Club office or somewhere else that’s secure and you could do tem minute turn a rounds.

You’ll have to blag the players into helping out by being around, but hey they might enjoy the attention of all those dolly birds and their mothers.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by KIPAX

bit big .. and there will be hundreds of em.. have asked around on photo forums i envisage a box... if you remember how we used to look through 7 inch singles.....oh come on.. i aint that old am i?

I remember them..................

[KIPAX]

Originally Posted by Doug

You could have a side stall with a collapsible background and a reflector, and then have the missus doing snaps of the public with their favourite player. Have a laptop and a photo printer on standby in the Club office or somewhere else that’s secure and you could do tem minute turn a rounds.

event photography is somehting i like doing...i then supply the event organisors with the pics.. But the ability to print onsite and sell there and then...thats a different kettle of fish and not as simple as it sounds... i certainly dont have the equipment for it... everyhting i ahve is geared to sports or outdoors.... any flash work i do is a bit hit and miss to be honest

[KIPAX]

29th april... is that like 4-6 weeks before this years accy carnival... . would a combined thing be out of the question.. or is it too late to change dates?

[Doug]

Originally Posted by KIPAX

any flash work i do is a bit hit and miss to be honest

I use to have the same problem in the old days.

whatever you do I'm sure it will be good for all concerned. This open day thingy is growing isn't it.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by KIPAX

29th april... is that like 4-6 weeks before this years accy carnival... . would a combined thing be out of the question.. or is it too late to change dates?

Would be a good idea if it could be made to happen. Might bring more people out.

[maccawozzagod]

yes and No.

The point of 29th April is that Eric wanted the date as early as possible to allow work on the pitch and stadia to begin.

If, and its a big if, events go as planned or visualized this could be as big as the carnival in its own right but without the procession. It is an Open Day and a Fun day. Due to the funding that we may be able to source, we can get right into the heart of the community and drag out people who may never have been to the ground. I have contact with food festival people so that we can lure the more Cosmopolitan Accringtonian, we can get arts and craft types through various workshops that we can attract (drumming workshop anybody?), we can do something with the minority groups via the diversity forum, we can try to attract the disabled groups (no ideas yet on what we could do to attract them though). IMHO the sky really is the limit. But it is going to rely heavily on people stepping up.

As far as the Carnival is concerned, what we learn from the Open Day and the new friends we make, will stand us in good stead to readily embrace the public and the new affinity they may have with us. We may have purchased, through the funds made on the day, Gazebo type structures printed up with the club crest and livery on it so that our stalls (note the plural) look bigger, brasher and more professional than ever before. Ditto for othe revents that we should attend such as the Royal Lancashire show and the Mela etc. Every event needs to be viewed as an opportunity to meet folk, take the club into the community and network rather than as a mere profit making venture .... "its not worthwhile doing as we only made a hundred quid last time" ........ quite, but how many people were impressed by us and may have a look up there, should be the answer.

As far as selling pics is concerned Kipax, the more the merrier. Your product is excellent as testified by every non-league club that now misses the pictography of their games against us. Site yourself wherever you want mate - but bear in mind that we will more than likely be using the exhibition material if I can source some of those large boards to put them on (on a borrow basis if anybody knows anybody, cos they're expensive (but if the lottery grant comes through in time ). That will have to go in the clubhouse so work around that if you like.


Somebody is going to have to rein me in soon because its going to become to big......................

[Outback Ozzy]

I think the Royal Lancs Show is a non-starter due to the fact it is primarily for farming folk! The Mela on the other hand is a brilliant idea. Count me in for any assistance but bear in mind I am going to be down under for most of May. After that, well the skys the limit (oh and my job as well)

[KIPAX]

royal lancs show with like half a million visitors..... having been to one i can assure you theres lots more than farm stuff on and it aint half a million farmers in the NW that go must be a few yars ago all these ideas where put to the supporters club.I got no response other than a mumble.....glad to see someone with the gumption to have a go at them.. well done rob

[shillelagh]

contact the shops in town - Age Concern etc. They may have a stall to put up macca.

[KIPAX]

good call.. but what he is looking for at this point is somoene to do the contacting... a hand raised by someone who will organise that part of the day...... go on.. ya know ya want to