Fair Scotland
@fairscotland.bsky.social
A collective of Scottish Showpeople, artists & researchers promoting #Scotland's #fairgrounds, past & present. Heritage, culture and advocacy by Showpeople, for Showpeople.
Registered Scottish Charity.
Registered Scottish Charity.
🎠The SHOW GOES ON!🎡
Come down to the ‘Sands to celebrate the OPENING of the amazing DUMFRIES ROOD FAIR!
The first Official Opening in living memory - & You're invited!!
📆Thurs 25 Sept ⏰5:30pm for 6pm.
📍Whitesands, Dumfries (gather at the Waltzer)
🎟FREE to attend, no need to book - ALL WELCOME
Come down to the ‘Sands to celebrate the OPENING of the amazing DUMFRIES ROOD FAIR!
The first Official Opening in living memory - & You're invited!!
📆Thurs 25 Sept ⏰5:30pm for 6pm.
📍Whitesands, Dumfries (gather at the Waltzer)
🎟FREE to attend, no need to book - ALL WELCOME
September 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🎠The SHOW GOES ON!🎡
Come down to the ‘Sands to celebrate the OPENING of the amazing DUMFRIES ROOD FAIR!
The first Official Opening in living memory - & You're invited!!
📆Thurs 25 Sept ⏰5:30pm for 6pm.
📍Whitesands, Dumfries (gather at the Waltzer)
🎟FREE to attend, no need to book - ALL WELCOME
Come down to the ‘Sands to celebrate the OPENING of the amazing DUMFRIES ROOD FAIR!
The first Official Opening in living memory - & You're invited!!
📆Thurs 25 Sept ⏰5:30pm for 6pm.
📍Whitesands, Dumfries (gather at the Waltzer)
🎟FREE to attend, no need to book - ALL WELCOME
Today our Trustee and Jnr Vice President of the Showman's Guild Alex James Colquhoun will give evidence to the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry on the impact of lockdown on our community & the fairground industry. It starts in about 10 mins & you can follow it live here: www.youtube.com/@covidinquir...
Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry
The official channel of the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry. The Inquiry is investigating the devolved strategic response to the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2022....
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June 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Today our Trustee and Jnr Vice President of the Showman's Guild Alex James Colquhoun will give evidence to the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry on the impact of lockdown on our community & the fairground industry. It starts in about 10 mins & you can follow it live here: www.youtube.com/@covidinquir...
Superb piece by @danigaravelli.bsky.social on the challenges facing our community and the unique traditions we keep alive. Well done to all the Showpeople who contributed their knowledge, thoughts & insights to this article. @tsbeall.bsky.social
“Fairs are an accretion of centuries’ of collective memory, their identities bound up - historically, aesthetically, emotionally - with the land on which they stand." I loved writing this @heraldscotland.bsky.social piece on fairs & the fight to save them. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2509695...
The show must go on: The fight to save the last of the Scottish fairs
Fairs are more than a mish mash of rides and stalls plonked on any old spot that keeps them out of the way, writes Dani Garavelli, they are an…
www.heraldscotland.com
April 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Superb piece by @danigaravelli.bsky.social on the challenges facing our community and the unique traditions we keep alive. Well done to all the Showpeople who contributed their knowledge, thoughts & insights to this article. @tsbeall.bsky.social
We're delighted to announce our programme of special FREE events, screenings & walks that celebrate the history of the Dumfries Fairs and highlight their precarious future (22nd-29th March 2025)
Further details and booking information here: bit.ly/DumfriesFair_Events
We'll see you on the 'Sands!
Further details and booking information here: bit.ly/DumfriesFair_Events
We'll see you on the 'Sands!
March 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We're delighted to announce our programme of special FREE events, screenings & walks that celebrate the history of the Dumfries Fairs and highlight their precarious future (22nd-29th March 2025)
Further details and booking information here: bit.ly/DumfriesFair_Events
We'll see you on the 'Sands!
Further details and booking information here: bit.ly/DumfriesFair_Events
We'll see you on the 'Sands!
Hello Bluesky! We are Fair Scotland, a Registered Charity that advocates for Scottish Showpeople & the rich Fairground culture they sustain. Follow us for updates on events, new research and resources on the Scottish Show Community & informed comment on all things Fairground!
@tsbeall.bsky.social
@tsbeall.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Hello Bluesky! We are Fair Scotland, a Registered Charity that advocates for Scottish Showpeople & the rich Fairground culture they sustain. Follow us for updates on events, new research and resources on the Scottish Show Community & informed comment on all things Fairground!
@tsbeall.bsky.social
@tsbeall.bsky.social