Stable on the Strand Townsville s Christmas Festival A gift to the people of Townsville

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1 Stable on the Strand Townsville s Christmas Festival A gift to the people of Townsville Dates Time Location Cost Event Features No. Churches involved Over 70 No. Volunteers Over 700 No. Visitors each year 40, December 5.30pm 9.30pm Strand Park, The Strand, Townsville Free! Town of Bethlehem Stable Village Variety of live Music & Entertainment Interactive children s activities Hospitality: Fair trade tea & coffee and a slice of Christmas cake Loved the 'Live on Stage' this year. Felt it really connected with a wider audience. I loved 'The Promise' but have felt the 'concerts' after that have broken up the flow of Bethlehem. I loved the interaction with the Actors and public. The Soldiers were amazing. Our Granddaughter LOVED dressing up and taking her role as one of the Roman soldiers very seriously. The soldiers were amazing with the children! The atmosphere on the park is amazing. A huge thank you to all involved. I love that so many different Churches become involved. Attendee 1 from Townsville The nativity scene was really nice. We were there later on Sunday night and the people playing Mary and Joseph were so friendly and made us feel really welcome. They seemed really interested in making the kids watching feel part of the story too which was fun. I think in Bethlehem it would have been good to have more people in character who simply pointed things out to help us see all the things (like people who wandered around and said stuff like 'can you see that star over there' or 'have you seen my camel'. We saw some wise men talking to the crowd in character and people really enjoyed that. The tea and cake was so nice and having it near the stage was good so we could sit and watch. A really great night! Thanks for all the effort that goes into it. Attendee 2 from Townsville

2 Prayer Team Prayer meetings, prayer at home, prayer tent during Event Team Leader Geoff Broekman Pre- Pre-Event Prayer Meetings Prayer at Home Prayer Tent at Stable on the Strand Attend the weekly Stable Prayer Meeting (July December) Prayer Tent at Stable

3 Pastoral Care Team Providing pastoral care for visitors and volunteers of stable. Team Leader Kevin Brake Clergy Blessing inside Town of Bethlehem Prayer Wall inside Town of Bethlehem Greeters & chatters in Hospitality areas Chaplaincy Chaplains Clergy Blessing Team Leader Clergy blessing visitors to Stable Greeters & Chatters Prayer Wall Volunteers

4 Town of Bethlehem Team Step back 2000 years and be part of Bethlehem the night Christ was born. Team Leader Robyn Frewen-Lord Pre- Site Planning, Design, Installation Nativity Town Square Roman Quarter Shepherds Walk Wedding Scene Bethlehem Characters Nativity Choir Animal Handling Costumes & Props Hosts / Greeters Children s Area Town Square Technical Production Set Construction Planning & Design Team Actors Roster Coordinators Sewing Costumes Prepping Carpentry Projects Finding and organising Props Writing Scripts Town of Bethlehem Actors Animal Handlers Greeters at Bethlehem Gates Town Square Guards Children s Area Nativity Choir Technical Production Stage Managers Costume Area Assistants

5 Festival & Stages Team Performing on the Stable Village Stage, assisting with stage programs, stage management, and festival activities on Preview Night and during the event. Team Leader Catherine Stephens Pre- Stable Village Stage presentations & support Guest Artist support Festival Acts Preview Night Carousel Administration Booking Artists Planning the Opening & Closing Stage Programming Performers Stage Managers MCs Backstage & Production Assistants Guest Artist Support & Hospitality Big Heads Bubble Blowing Balloon Bending Circus Skills Face Painting Assisting Preview Night Visitors

6 Youth Team Anyone who likes to do tie dying, arts and crafts, can take photos, play basketball or chill out is welcome to help in the youth area. Team Leader Fiona Cochrane Scavenger Hunt through Stable Photo Booth (in Bethlehem) Tie Dying (in Bethlehem Henna Body Art (in Bethlehem) Basketball Workshops & Competitions Live Art & Graffiti Wall Chill out space Competitions & giveaways Scavenger Hunt Leader Scavenger Hunt Assistants Photo Booth Leader Photo Booth Assistants Tie Dying Leader Tie Dying Assistants Youth Headquarters Leader Youth Headquarters Assistants

7 Site Management Team Bump in/out, installation, logistics, maintenance, and storage. Team Leader Josh Horder Pre- Site Installation Fencing Marquees & Equipment Power Radios Signage Site Lighting Site Design & Plans Stage & Technical Production Storage Technical Production Town of Bethlehem site support Transport Vendors Test & Tag Town of Bethlehem Bump in/out Stable Village Bump in/out Forklift Operators Site Maintenance Signage Installation Site Logistics Truck Drivers & Assistants Warehouse Assistants Technical Production Lighting, Sound, Video Electricians Site Manager 2IC

8 Site Support Team All functions associated with supporting the site. Team Leader Ian Stephens WH&S First Aid Parents Tent Security / Caretakers Cleaning & Waste Plants Stewards Volunteer Car Parking WH&S Coordination Manage Parent Tent First Aid Officers Cleaning & Waste Management Daytime Caretakers Overnight Caretakers Stewards Site Logistics Plants & Greens Carer Transporting Volunteers

9 Hospitality Team Organising, coordinating and serving Hospitality for volunteers & guests at Stable. Team Leader Pre- Is this you? Hospitality at Stable Christmas Cakes Feeding volunteers during Bump in/out Setting up Hospitality Areas Cake Making Cake Cutting & Packaging Bump in/out Volunteer Food Coordination Bump in/out Volunteer Food Serving Serving Tea & Coffee in Stable Village Hospitality Tent Serving Tea & Coffee in the Town of Bethlehem Olive Leaf Tea Café Urn Filler Water Servers Deliver Cake to Stable Deliver Ice to Stable

10 Marketing Team Developing & implementing marketing strategy; and distributing marketing materials. Team Leader Belinda Stuart Pre- Develop marketing strategy & plan Distribute promotional materials Church / Parish Liaison Flash Mob Photography Video Website Social Media Surveys Media Releases Promo Videos Newsletters Printed Materials Member of Marketing Team Promotion Distribution Church / Parish Liaison Person Church / Parish Visit Presenter or Support Team Flash Mob Performers Pre-event Photographer Promo Video Team Write media releases Event Photographer Event Video Team Count visitors at Stable Survey visitors at Stable