Gareth's Glorious Gala & Fete Games - General Norwich discussion - Norwich forum in Norfolk in the UK
Creative Space Design and Build Ltd
Sentsy

Join the Norwich forum

Join the Norwich forumMy name's Alex and this is my website all about Norwich in Norfolk in the UK. Register now for free to talk about General Norwich discussion and much more!

Gareth's Glorious Gala & Fete Games

Posted: Mon May 7, 2018 11:38am
2 replies16 views3 members subscribed
Gareth

Posts: 38

7 helpful points

Location: Norwich

Joined: 8 Mar 2017

During the last 4 years I have received a great deal of satisfaction knowing that Gareth’s Glorious Gala & Fete games have brought great pleasure to the young and old alike, and during that time they have raised many thousands of pounds for various charities, groups and other good causes.

They have been borrowed by Scouts & Guides, church and other youth groups, and the Police Association.

Ambulance, Fire station and local Lifeboat crew canteen funds have benefited from funds raised by my games. Significant money has been raised by the Freemasons, Allotment Associations, several schools, animal, homeless, housing, physical abuse, children’s charities and many other good causes across Norwich and further afield into Norfolk.

I have met many interesting people and have received so very many kind words in thanks, but alas it is time for me to withdraw my games and to destroy them.

Unfortunately my goodwill and generous nature has been taken advantage of by greedy and often unscrupulous people and I have now had enough of this abuse.

People claiming to want to borrow my games for fund raisers when in fact it was for private parties and that they did not want to pay the charges for hiring games from commercial party events companies; circa £85.00 per game per day, so they purposely lied to me to have my games free of charge whilst denying the opportunity of another good cause from using them …….. and on two occasions I was told that if I wanted my games back then I had better come and get them: once in Gorelston and once from Fakenham.

Three of my games were stolen from events and a member of the public even had mobile phone footage of one of the games being loaded by the perpetrators into their van and the registration number was clearly visible in the video, but the Police were not interested.

My games got damaged and by-and-large I accepted this as general wear & tear as this does happen, but not outright wanton vandalism which seemed to be always directed toward my “Hook the Bull” and Splat the Rat games.

Bean bags for the Splat the Rat and the balls for the giant table skittles along with the quoits and hoopla rings were often taken or not returned which I had to replace.

Enough is enough, so from today because of the actions and attitudes of a small inconsiderate minority the greater majority will not have the opportunity to borrow my games as I will no longer lend them out.

To those who have borrowed my games and did raise money for many good causes please accept my sincere wishes for your success in the future, but also accept my personal regrets that my games will no longer available.

Regards to all

Gareth.


MF

Posted: Tue May 8, 2018 9:51am

MF

Helpful member

Posts: 195

62 helpful points

Location: Norwich

Joined: 10 Feb 2017

Posted: Tue May 8, 2018 9:51am

Very sad reading. Old Library Wood Collective were pleased to have been able to use them before you took this action.

Sadly as we often see, a minority spoil it for others.

Best wishes with your future enterprises.

Sheila A

Posted: Tue May 8, 2018 6:05pm

Posts: 52

13 helpful points

Location: Norwich

Joined: 14 Feb 2017

Posted: Tue May 8, 2018 6:05pm

Gareth wrote on Mon May 7, 2018 11:38am:

During the last 4 years I have received a great deal of satisfaction knowing that Gareth’s Glorious Gala & Fete games have brought great pleasure to the young and old alike, and during that time they have raised many thousands of pounds for various charities, groups and other good...

... causes.

They have been borrowed by Scouts & Guides, church and other youth groups, and the Police Association.

Ambulance, Fire station and local Lifeboat crew canteen funds have benefited from funds raised by my games. Significant money has been raised by the Freemasons, Allotment Associations, several schools, animal, homeless, housing, physical abuse, children’s charities and many other good causes across Norwich and further afield into Norfolk.

I have met many interesting people and have received so very many kind words in thanks, but alas it is time for me to withdraw my games and to destroy them.

Unfortunately my goodwill and generous nature has been taken advantage of by greedy and often unscrupulous people and I have now had enough of this abuse.

People claiming to want to borrow my games for fund raisers when in fact it was for private parties and that they did not want to pay the charges for hiring games from commercial party events companies; circa £85.00 per game per day, so they purposely lied to me to have my games free of charge whilst denying the opportunity of another good cause from using them …….. and on two occasions I was told that if I wanted my games back then I had better come and get them: once in Gorelston and once from Fakenham.

Three of my games were stolen from events and a member of the public even had mobile phone footage of one of the games being loaded by the perpetrators into their van and the registration number was clearly visible in the video, but the Police were not interested.

My games got damaged and by-and-large I accepted this as general wear & tear as this does happen, but not outright wanton vandalism which seemed to be always directed toward my “Hook the Bull” and Splat the Rat games.

Bean bags for the Splat the Rat and the balls for the giant table skittles along with the quoits and hoopla rings were often taken or not returned which I had to replace.

Enough is enough, so from today because of the actions and attitudes of a small inconsiderate minority the greater majority will not have the opportunity to borrow my games as I will no longer lend them out.

To those who have borrowed my games and did raise money for many good causes please accept my sincere wishes for your success in the future, but also accept my personal regrets that my games will no longer available.

Regards to all

Gareth.


Good evening Gareth, so sorry that you are having to give up loaning out your games etc. Some people have had so much fun out of them, but you have had a lot of people abuse your trust which is not good, especially in this day and age. These people should know better. 

But you know a lot of people have had a lot of fun and raised a lot of money for charity. So some good has come out of it.

Think about the good things from all of this and not the bad.

Take care.

Sign up for free or login to reply to this topic

Want to reply to this topic? Login or register for free to post your message:

Register for free!

Login to your account

Creative Space Design and Build Ltd
Sentsy
Advertise your business here
Help with my computer