Greenlaw Country Fayre: Saturday 19th August

Greenlaw Country Fayre - In Support of Greenlaw Town Hall’s ‘Restoration Village’ Bid

Date: Saturday 19th August

Location: Greenlaw village green; various

When: From 10:20am to midnight

The days events will include traditional stalls and crafts, raffle, Aberdeen Angus BBQ and catering, helium balloon competition, magic shows, dancing and traditional games, green woodworking demonstrations, the revival of an ancient pagan ritual ‘woven energy’, and a ‘best dressed’ competition. There will be a BBC ‘Restoration Village’ stall with books and t-shirts from the series for sale, and John Hamilton will represent the Scottish Storytelling Centre, in association with Historic Scotland. During the day there will be music from the Scottish Borders Community Brass Group, and a pipe band accompanying dancing displays. In the evening there will be a family ceilidh followed by dancing to music from Johnnie’s Dance Band.

The church and the New Palace Theatre will be serving teas and coffees and showing local artist Helen Johnson’s Video Nation footage of Greenlaw Town Hall’s ‘Restoration Village’ bid. All entries into cross Borders children’s competition to draw the Town Hall will be on display.

Raffle prizes kindly donated to the Fayre include, garden centre vouchers, throws and rugs, golfing accessories, sponsorship of an olive tree in Italy, and the top prize of £100.

Greenlaw Country Fayre Schedule

10.20am Parade to assemble at the house of Fayre Maid
10.30 Parade will leave her house and proceed to the Town Hall
10.45 Parade arrives at Town Hall
10.55 Welcome speech
11.20 Crowning of the Greenlaw Fayre Maid
11.25 Libby McArthur speech (star of River City)
11.30 Official opening of Greenlaw Fayre
11.45 Greenlaw Fayre Maid pays homage at the war memorial
12.00 Maid’s tour of Greenlaw

Barbeque, catering stalls, ice-cream barrow, church and bar open.

12.30 Pipe band accompanies dancing display
14.00 Scottish Borders Community Brass Group
14.30 Traditional games
15.00 Scottish Borders Community Brass Group
16.00 Judging of Best Dressed man, woman and child.
17.00 Prize giving and helium balloon launch
18.00 End of afternoon Fayre
20.00 Family ceilidh
22.00 Johnnie’s Dance band
24.00 End of Fayre Day