🎠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

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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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

Dani Garavelli@danigaravelli.bsky.social · last yr.

“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...

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!

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