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OTHER EVENTS that we shall be
attending.
 Speyfest craft fair 2009.
Fochabers Moray. Saturday
August 1st.
Speyfest is a music festival of the best in traditional and contemporary celtic
music. The festival, in it's 14th year, takes place over 4 days in the small town of
Fochabers in the North East of Scotland.
On the Saturday we hold a craft fair in the huge
Marquee, This is a major fair in the Moray area and attracts many craft-workers
selling and demonstrating gifts and crafts. Last year over 50 Craft workers
attended and this year looks to be even bigger!
This is an important social event in our area and is
contributed to by local hotels and businesses. to read more go to
speyfest.com
Fair is open from 10am to 4pm
Entrance is free.
We attended this venue as we usually do, and it
was well set out and well organised on the day as usual. (thank you Liz!)
We found a steady flow of people came
through...but not as many as last year...our takings were down slightly, and
many people that I spoke to at the end of the day had had a very poor day
indeed! Some describing it as a 'disaster' for them.
This I suspect is due to the economic climate
more than anything else...
However...there is one large problem with this
event...it seems to get shorter and shorter....from the two day event that it
started as many years ago, we are now down to one day, and that itself gets
shorter as we are rushed (and I mean rushed!) out of the way at 4pm to make way
for the music...Indeed if it gets much shorter we will hardly be set up before
it is time to 'take down' again! I suspect that the organisers may have to make
a decision about the craft fairs position at Speyfest for coming years....and if
it is that inconvenient (I noted that it was barely mentioned on the Speyfest
website) perhaps better to cancel it altogether???
Frances Green
Harlequin Bazaar
Directions to Fochabers
By Road: Fochabers is situated on the A96 midway between
Aberdeen and Inverness.
By Bus: There is a regular bus service from Aberdeen and Inverness.
By Rail: Nearby Keith and Elgin have rail services from Aberdeen and
Inverness.
By Air: Fochabers is approximately a 1-hour drive from both Aberdeen and
Inverness airports.
Speyfest Weekend
The tented village at The Playing Fields, East Street,
Fochabers is the main venue for Speyfest. Two stages, a fully licensed
beer tent, a variety of high quality on-site catering and all the
facilities required to run a successful festival mean that you won't need
to leave the site! But should you choose to venture further afield, the
heart of Fochabers is just a two minute walk away.
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