Please bring small change / cash, for the children’s games and stalls
Supported by the Grange Association (SC025491) and The City of Edinburgh Council
Can you help?
Email: magcollard@googlemail.com
Phone: 07918 702862
Come along at 1.00pm to be part of the Grange Fair opening by Ian Murray MP and Daniel Johnson MSP who will be piped in by members of the Edinburgh Schools Pipe Band.
Entertainment programme
Join us outside the library for this programme of fantastic entertainment:
Tap to see the programme below
| Time | Group | Entertainment |
|---|---|---|
| 1300 | Ian Murray MP and Daniel Johnson MSP | Fair opening |
| 1300 | Edinburgh Schools Pipe Band | First set |
| 1315 | Sciennes Primary School | A Cappella – Junior Group |
| 1330 | Yees Hung Ga | Chinese Lion Dancers |
| 1345 | Edinburgh Schools Pipe Band | Second set |
| 1400 | Sciennes Primary School | A Cappella – Senior Group |
| 1415 | Sangstream | Scottish Folk Choir |
| 1445 | Jawbone Walk | Music Group |
| 1515 | Edinburgh University Clarinet Orchestra | |
| 1530 |
Lots of stalls, refreshments, fun and games, and a Tombola
In or near the Library
Tap here to see how and where 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. |  |
| Dino Team | |
| Model dinosaurs and real animals. 1.30-2.30pm Limited numbers and you need to book. | |
| Meet a Fairy Scavenger Hunt | |
| Donations welcome | |
| Make a Fairy Wand | |
| Free | |
| Tattoo Transfers & Badge Making | |
| Free | |
| Stina Sparkles Face-painter | |
| Pay Stina when it’s your turn. In the library from 1.00pm to 4.30pm |  |
| Henna hand painting | |
| £2.00 |  |
| Make an origami butterfly | |
| Donations welcome | |
Ticketed games and creative activities
Activities in the street
Tap here to see the activity below:
| Lego Building | |
| Outside 36 Foutainhall Road, opposite the Library. Donations welcome at the stall. |  |
| Games below are all on Fountainhall Road. Pay at the game or buy a strip of 5 tickets for £1.00 at the Information Point. | |
| Bouncy Castle | |
| 3 tickets a go (60p) for children up to age 9. |  |
| Splat the Rat | |
| 1 ticket a go (20p) |  |
| Hook a Duck | |
| 1 ticket a go (20p) |  |
Fun and games for all the family
Food stalls
Tap here to see the food stalls below:
| Grange Fair Food Stalls | ||
| Made from fresh Scottish double cream and whole milk, S. Luca Dairy Ice Cream is renowned for its smooth, creamy texture and sophisticated taste. |   | |
| The Bratwurst is Germany’s most popular BBQ sausage and take-away treat. |   | |
| A range of freshly ground and brewed coffees, artisan teas, hot chocolate, chai lattes and tray bakes. Offering a selection of milk products including, oat, soya, coconut and dairy. We put 25p for every serving of dairy milk to an animal charity! |   | |
| Rice bowls with delicious slow cooked meats and bright, vibrant pickles and salad. Vegetarian options too. |   | |
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 | |
| Plants Books CDs and DVDs Tombola Collectables Home Baking Information Point Lost Children |   |
| Grange Association | |
| Grange Association stall promoting the activities and membership of the Grange Association Join here (£10 individual; £15 household) |  |
| Save the Children Marchmont | |
| Home baking clothes rail, children’s books, bric-a-brac and “Guess the Bear’s Name”. |  |
| Scents & Sensibility | |
| Solid soap and shampoo handmade with ingredients that are biodegradable. Packaging is simple and limited and can be recycled or washed and reused. |  |
| Sustainably Bambú Living | |
| Bambú is an Edinburgh based Social Enterprise that offers sustainable and plastic free goodies for your home and everyday use items. When you shop with us, we also plant trees in collaboration with the non-profit organisation Just One Tree. |  |
| Pots and Paintings | |
| Home grown pottery and paintings from local artists. Made with love in Edinburgh. |  |
| Plain Hookey | |
| Crochet & knitting with a difference. |  |
| Whitehouse & Grange Bowling Club | |
| Promoting membership for the 2024 season. |  |
| Girl Guiding, Edinburgh | |
| Information and recruiting more members. |  |
| Cyrenians | |
| A range of plants and crafts all produced in our community garden. |  |
| The Edinburgh Pottery Studio | |
| Handmade pottery thrown, hand built or sculpted. EPS also offers support and an affordable space for pottery enthusiasts to learn the skills and join our membership to develop, show and sell their work. |  |
| Soroptimists | |
| The Soroptimist clubs are not for profit organisations, and would like to be more known in the community. We Stand up for women and girls through Education Empowerment and Enabling opportunities. We have been focusing on the United Nations Initiative to end Violence Against Women and Girls. |  |
| Ryvoan | |
| Handmade in Edinburgh knitted garments and accessories inspired by the Cairngorm landscape, designed to keep you warm and comfortable in wild places. My products are made with 100% wool embracing sustainable design made to last a lifetime, embracing a minimal and clean style. See www.Ryvoanknit.co.uk and @ryvoan.knit on Instagram. |   |
| Dapper Dog Accessories | |
| Dapper Dog accessories is dedicated to making high quality hand made goods for you and your pup! |  |
| All Ears | |
| Fun statement earrings that I make totally by hand. They are lightweight and unique, and made with hypoallergenic sterling silver plated findings. |  |
| Newington Library Knitting Group | |
| Come along to its table in the library and see what this knitting group gets up to at 6.00pm on a Wednesday evening in Newington Library. It is always looking for fresh faces! |  |
| The Salisbury Centre | |
| A community spiritual centre showcasing our programme of events and connecting with the wider community. We have many diverse wellbeing community events aimed at bringing people together and we hope to be more involved with the other local communities. |  |
| Clare Parsons | |
| Pottery demonstration using the potter’s wheel to throw clay. Outside 31 Fountainhall Road. |  |
| Public Services | |
| Fire Scotland | |
| Committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the people of Scotland. |  | Police Scotland |
| Community Police Officers and crime prevention guidance. |  |
| St Andrew’s First Aid | |
| First aid |  |
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 16th May.
Please drop off home-baking at the Library on Friday (17th) or Saturday (18th) morning.
Volunteer to help
If you can help with setting up the stalls and activities, or with marshalling, please:
Email: magcollard@googlemail.com
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
Thanks to Newington Library staff, the local schools, the Tombola prize donors, and all the volunteers who have made this event possible.
Tap to see the Tombola prize donors below – coming soon!:
Tombola prize donors – Thank you!
You can view the events of, and photos from, the 2023 Fair here, and photos from previous Grange Fairs here.
We would love to hear your suggestions for what we could do another year. Please email your views to: magcollard@googlemail.com