Lanterns, Ponds and Playgrounds

Ben: Right, so the committee has finally signed off on the lantern evening, which is brilliant, but they've asked us to move it from the park to the school playground. Grace: Seriously? The whole point was to have the lanterns reflected in the pond. Ben: I know, I know. Apparently, the council is worried that people will leave bits of lantern floating in the water afterwards. Jack: Hang on. I'm not sure the playground is such a bad thing. It's got proper lighting for the stalls, and there are toilets, which, let's face it, matters when you've got fifty families turning up. Grace: That's all very well, but it'll feel like a school fete rather than a festival. Jack: Not if we string the lanterns right across the yard. Picture it from above: hundreds of little lights criss-crossing overhead. It might even be more dramatic than the pond. Grace: Okay, I'll concede that. But I'd like the lantern parade to finish at the pond, even if the main event is in the playground. Ben: That's possible. It's only a five-minute walk. We'd need a few more helpers to guide people, though. Jack: I'll ask the scout group. They'll jump at it. Ben: So, the playground, the parade finishing by the pond, and Saturday the fourteenth stays as it is. Grace, can you do the posters? Grace: Only if somebody else sorts out the food stalls. I can't take on everything. Jack: Leave the stalls to me.