Enjoy some photos and video from the day. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped organise another thrilling Grange Fair 🙏🥳🎉.
Please bring small change / cash, for the children’s games and stalls
Supported by the Grange Association (SC025491) and The City of Edinburgh Council
Entertainment programme
Compered by Raymond Pattie
Join us outside the library for this programme of fantastic entertainment:
Tap to see the programme below
| Time | Group | Entertainment |
|---|---|---|
| 1300 | Cllr Tim Pogson | Fair opening |
| 1300 | City of Edinburgh Schools’ Pipe Band | 1st set |
| 1315 | Sciennes Primary Acapella | Singing Group 1 |
| 1330 | Chinese Fan Dancers | |
| 1345 | Sciennes Primary Acapella | Singing Group 2 |
| 1400 | City of Edinburgh Schools’ Pipe Band | 2nd set |
| 1430 | Bookbug appearance and Dance Group | |
| 1500 | Edinburgh University Clarinet Choir | |
| 1530 | Old Spice Ceilidh Band |
Lots of stalls, refreshments, fun and games, and a Tombola
In or near the Library
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Tap here to see where and how to get your tickets below:
| Grange Fair Ticketed Activities | |
| Tickets from the Information Point unless noted otherwise. | |
| Make Mess Matter | |
| Creating slime – a free, ticketed event at 2.00-2.30pm and 2.30-3.00pm. Limited numbers and you need to book. |  |
| Make a bumblebee | |
| 1pm | |
| Science Lab, Edinburgh University | |
| 1.30-4.30pm | |
| Tattoo transfers & Badge Making | |
| 1.30-4.30pm | |
| Face painting | |
| 1.30-4.30pm | |
| Henna hand painting | |
| 1.30-4.30pm | |
A few things your children might like to do?
Activities in the street
Tap here to see the activity below:
| Street activities | |
| 5 tickets for £1 – from the Info Point | |
| Lego Building | |
| Outside 36 Foutainhall Road, opposite the Library. Donations welcome at the stall. |  |
| Games below are all on Fountainhall Road. Buy a strip of 5 tickets for £1.00 at the Information Point. | |
| Bouncy Castle | |
| 3 tickets a go for children up to age 9. |  |
| Splat the Rat | |
| 1 ticket a go |  |
| Hook a Duck | |
| 1 ticket a go |  |
Fun and games for all the family
Food stalls
Tap here to see the food stalls below:
| Food stalls | |
| S Luca of Musselburgh Ltd | |
| Its dairy ice cream is renowned for its smooth, creamy texture. |   |
| On The Roll, Germany’s Finest Bratwurst | |
| The Bratwurst is Germany’s most popular BBQ sausage and take-away treat. |   |
| The Big Blu Pizza | |
| Serving wood fired pizza since 2014. | |
| Coffee n Stuff | |
| A range of hot drinks and tray bakes |  |
Wide range of food for all tastes
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Tap here to see the mixed stalls below:
| Grange Fair Mixed Stalls | |
| Grange Fair Stalls | |
| Books and DVDs, bric a brac, home baking, tombola
and plants. Come and support these stalls selling donated goods to raise the money we need to fund the fair! Any surplus goes to local charities. |   |
| Grange Association Membership, information and lost children | |
| Grange Association stall promoting the activities and membership of the Grange Association Join here (£10 individual; £15 household) |  |
| All Ears | |
| Fun statement earrings made by hand. |  |
| Bambu – Living Sustainably | |
| Social Enterprise that offers sustainable and plastic free goodies for your home and everyday use items. |  |
| Barr’s Books and Pictures | |
| The Atlas of Scotland uses hand-drawn maps and illustrations to tell Scotland’s story. | |
| Bridgend Farmhouse Bikes | |
| Come along for a free maintenance check. | |
| Cyrenians | |
| Information and a range of plants and crafts all produced in our community garden. |  |
| Grange & Prestonfield Community Council | |
| Promoting the Community Council |  |
| Made in Morningside | |
| Craft items |  |
| Natalie Loh Ceramics (Maker’s Market) | |
| Maker of hand painted ceramics | |
| Newington Children’s Class | |
| The Bahá’í children’s class stall showcases and sells handmade crafts created by the children, promoting unity, creativity, and community spirit. | |
| Newington Library – Dr Book, Book Bug, Badges | |
| Crafting | |
| Newington Library Yarn Group | |
| Come along and see what we do! |  |
| Nila’s Mango Lassi | |
| Healthy Eating | |
| Plain Hooky | |
| Crochet & knitting with a difference. |  |
| Pots ETC | |
| Home grown pottery and paintings from local artists. |  |
| Save the Children | |
| Home baking clothes rail, children’s books, bric-a-brac. |  |
| The Edinburgh Pottery Studio Ltd | |
| Handmade pottery | |
| We Are Fun Scientists | |
| Providing the most dynamic Science Clubs, Parties, Shows and Experiences. | |
| Whitehouse & Grange Bowling Club | |
| Promoting membership for the 2025 season. |  |
| Public Services | Police Scotland |
| Check out a squad car and speak to an officer from the Community Policy Team, St Leonards. Police will add a security postcode to bicycles. |  |
| St Andrew Ambulance | |
| First aid – just outside the library |  |
Mixed stalls
Support local groups and small businesses
Tap here for details of how to donate funds:
There are substantial fixed costs to putting on the Grange Fair. The Council licences alone cost £1,200. Any amount you can donate will help towards these costs and ensure we can donate any profits to local causes.
Donate by SMS text (£1 – £20):
Text GRANGE 2 to
Text GRANGE 5 to
Text GRANGE 10 to
Text GRANGE 20 to
Texts cost one standard rate message plus your donation. Our text donations service provider retains a 5% fee. You will be invited to confirm that your donation is eligible for Gift Aid which will increase the amount receivable by us.
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or
Make a donation by cheque or bank transfer
Make clear in the “Comments” box that your donation is to be applied to the Grange Fair.
Donate funds
Help us to support the Grange Fair and its costs for equipment, road permits, insurance etc.
Tap here for details of how to donate items for sale or to volunteer:
Donate goods
Please donate items for sale on the stalls:
- Collectables
- Books & DVDs
- Plants
- Tombola prizes
- Home-baking
(Please label ingredients if possible)
Items can be left at the library during opening hours.
Please drop off donations of collectables, books and tombola prizes at the Library by Thursday 8th May.
Please drop off home-baking at the Library on Friday (9th) or Saturday (10th) before 10am.
Volunteer to help
If you can help with setting up the stalls and activities, or with marshalling, please:
Email: maggie.collard@grangeassociation.org
Phone Maggie:
07918 702862
Donate goods, or volunteer to help
Offer items for the stalls, or to help with setting up, marshalling or publicity
Thanks
The organisers of the Grange Fair wish to thank Newington Library staff, Raymond Pattie, the local schools and all the volunteers who have made the event possible.
Tap to see the Tombola prize donors below:
Tombola prize donors – Thank you!
Argyle Place
Avenue Store
Baxter’s Barbers
Brass Monkey
Bruach Finishing & Decorative Supplies
Earl Grange Cafe
Hong Kong Takeaway
Hua Xing Chinese Supermarket
John Leslie’s Bar
Kiva Cafe
Mathieson’s Butchers
Milton Fry
Prestonfield House Hotel
Solfood Southside
Spark Joy & Flow –
KonMari Decluttering Service
Tesco
Turkish Barber
We are Fun Scientists
You can view the events of, and photos from, the 2023 Fair here, and photos from previous Grange Fairs here.
Feedback: We’d love to hear your suggestions for what we could do another year. Please email your views to: maggie.collard@grangeassociation.org
Supported by the Grange Association (SC025491)
https://grangeassociation.org and The City of Edinburgh Council Libraries.