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Meadows Festival Edinburgh's Interests
General
Charity stalls, local associations, crafts, bands, schools football competition, bric a brac, antiques & clothing, jewellery stalls, art, fair trade, street theatre, food stalls, dancing, face painting, henna tattoos, merry go round. Many of the things we did in previous years plus more!
Stalls this year include 'Antiques, small furniture and Bric-a-brac, Fair Trade (T-shirts, Children's clothes, toys, small gifts, Indian, Thai & Nepalese clothes), Guatamalan jackets, bags, vintage clothes, shoes & branded merchandise, music memorabilia, records, CDs, new and second hand books, paintings, Art & crafts, health checks, plants, a Tombola and meditation courses.'
We regret that Taylor's funfair will be on the Meadows the week before us this year but we hope to be reunited with them in 2009.
Music
Whatever good local (south of Princes Street) bands will play for free? Bands who appeal to an audience that includes people with children and the over 60's. So folk and classical are included as well as reggae, pop, rock etc!
Movies
Childrens Art Exhibition. This traditional feature of the Meadows Festival encourages children to paint or draw a poster and use their 'pester power' to get it put up somewhere as public as possible eg Local Shop or Granny's front window. The poster should read 'Meadows Festival 2008 7th & 8th June'and be as realistic or fantasy as the artist chooses. One local Primary school is already participating.
If you have any video footage of past Meadows Festivals we would love to have clips on this site.
Television
Join us (Yes its got nothing to do with TV but it's a handy space!)
Meadows Festival Association
(Registered as a Scottish Charity Ref SCO17118)
PO Box 12758. EH8 9YP
Please complete and return this form with your payment.
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Note: You must be over 16 years of age to join and the Meadows Festival Association area of Benefit is Edinburgh, south of Princes Street. The constitution is available on our websites or by post from the above address. Membership entitles you to attend the AGM in November and to any other benifits that are organised for members from time to time.
Associate membership is available for educational and Community organisations in the area. Ask if your organisation is interested.
Books
Don't know if we've been in any books. Do you? Old programs would be good or photocopies or scans of them.
Heroes
Awards for All http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/scotland/index.html, Duddingston House Properties(Kids Football competition funders). Thanks guys. Southside Community Council, the Pavilion Cafe, Southside Association, Cllr Cameron Rose, Scotts Deli, Forrest Cafe, Friends of the Meadows and Bruntsfield Links (FoMBL), the Meadows Pottery and Nigel Griffiths MP for their support.
The past volunteers of the Meadows Festival Association charity who run the event. The people who had the idea and set up the event in the first place. Mr Taylor the Showman ancestor. The people who run other community festivals and events in Edinburgh and elsewhere - Leith, Treefest, Solfest, Hairth of Knockrack, Wicker Man, Rowan Fair, Glastonbury, Womad and the Big Green Gathering. They do not get enough thanks for the effort they put in.
About me: Started in 1974 I ran successfully on the first weekend of June until 2005 through sunshine and downpours. Back again this year on 7th and 8th June.
Also at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6219629357 & on Edinburgh Gumtree and www.meadowsfestival.blogspot.com
Some of the items listed may alter due to unforeseen circumstances and the Meadows Festival Association cannot guarantee attendance of any stallholder or other third parties.
Children and vulnerable adults are the responsibility of a parent or carer at all times.
The Meadows Festival is run by the Meadows Festival Association charity which has its AGM in November. See Blog Reports for more details of Stalls Form & Regulations, Constitution and Disclosure Policy. The MFA bank acount is open for donations since the Meadows Festival costs about £30,000 to put on.
Who I'd like to meet: Eager volunteers able to be Stewards at the event in June, distribute programs, pick up litter or do other more interesting stuff. Log on to the form on www.meadowsfestival.blogspot.com
Local people with spare time to help organise the event from now till June. People with Marquees, litter bins,portable toilets etc.
Stallolders - write to Meadows Festival at PO Box 12758 EH8 9YP enclosing a stamped addressed envelope. The PO Box is emptied twice weekly. Or try out the e-form on our blog.
To help out on the day, become a Friend of Meadows Festival and/ or send us a comment or message about what your interest/ skill is.
Supporters - Join the Meadows Festival Association by paying a minimum of £3 which entitles you to attend the AGM and recieve any other benifits. It's on the Blog.
Meadows Festival Edinburgh's Friend Space (Top 40)
Great to see you got some funding from the Lottery but I bet you need loads more. Can we have the nice poster back please asap? I was going to send it to some people.
aaaaah! Thanks for asking! The Meadows Festival is something I hold very dear to my heart. Not only 'cos I recall seeing some great local punk bands on the live stage in the very late 70s, but before that I was a finalist in the inaugural Primary Schools 5-a-sides competition which was in 1974....St Patrick's (my dear and long departed Alma Mater) were cheated in the final by Preston Street. I remember the huge crowd and going up on stage on a balmy Sunday Summer night to get my runner-up medal. Christ, we had summers then didn't we? I later moved to St Thomas' Secondary and let me assure you the Meedies Fest was the ONLY place for adolescents to get their kicks...must've fallen in love six times in June 76 alone. Good luck and thanks again. Stevie FTE
Hello and thank you for the friend request. I used to attend the festival every year when I was in Edinburgh right from childhood and it was always good despite the rain that usually fell! Unfortunately I am unable to be involved as I no longer live in Edinburgh but I hope you manage to get support to get the festival up and running again. All the best. Debbie.
