Would you say that a street party is for people from the street? Not anyone that the residents feel like inviting?
We ended up hosting the local street party (tiny village really) in our garden yesterday. The person organising was very thorough, made sure everything was planned to a T and had a list of the locals who said they were coming. People signed up to bring various bits of food and it was bring your own drinks.
On the day we locked the main gate across the drive after a couple of cars had come in belonging to people doing the organisation stuff, leaving a small side gate for people to walk through.
I missed the action but one local couple arrived with 6 visitors from out of the area, 4 adults two children. They drew attention to themselves by demanding gates open so they could bring 2 cars in and the organiser went down to see them. She tells me that she pointed out that they had brought extra people, a small container of sausage rolls wouldn't cut it. Asked them to go back and pick up more food (told them what was needed LOL!). Told them to park elsewhere and walk back. Apparently there was some muttering but off they went... and didn't come back.
One person at the event approached me and thinks that this was unreasonable, either me or my partner should have been asked before sending them away. I'm fine with it, I'd have probably done the same.
(Maybe others have some jubilee CF stories)...