Corstorphine Fair

• A Community Fair - held bi-annually on the first Saturday in June.  Next Fair due on Saturday 2nd June 2012
• First held in 1986 and every second year thereafter.
• Recognised by The City of Edinburgh Council as the biggest community run event in Edinburgh
• Located in St Margaret’s Park, The Primary School and High Street of Corstorphine.
• Attracts an estimated 25,000 people during the Fair Saturday.
• Up to one hundred local groups for young, elderly and disabled people take part to raise the profile of their work and also much needed funds.
• Estimated that these ‘participating groups’ who have a stall at the Fair, have raised around £250,000 in funding over the lifetime of the Corstorphine Fair.
• The Fair Committee receives a percentage of the takings provided from each of the participating groups; some of this is donated to local charities; 137 separate charities/causes have received a donation from the Fair; the donations vary from £100’s to over £2,000; since its’ inception the Fair has donated nearly £60,000 to locals good causes in this way.
• The Fair Committee is made up of volunteers.
• All the required funding is raised through donations and fund raising activities.
• The Fair Committee provide the infrastructure (staging, marquee, electricity, sound, insurances, etc) as well as the stewarding, official programme and the entertainment that attracts the crowds on Fair Saturday; the cost of each Fair is in excess of £24,000; increases are experienced for each Fair e.g. public liability insurance £1,300 (2004) up to £3,000 (2010)
• Community groups supply 100 stewards to help the Fair run smoothly on the day. Local Scout, Guide and BB groups perform an integral role
• The Fair attracts good media interest in local papers and on local radio stations.