The Street Fair

Linlithgow Grange is very active in our local area and participate in local events such as the 'Street Fair' organised by the town's Deacon's Court. The money raised goes towards funding the events for the Civic Week and Marches Day held every year on the first Tuesday after the second Thursday in June.

Here you see our stall at a typical Street Fair. In the front of the picture we have Past President Eddie Crawley.

We raise over £200 for a few hours work as well as keeping Rotary's name to the forefront in the town as an active service club. All of the money raised is eventually disbursed to local charities. We also use the opportunity to sell tickets for our annual Fiddlers Rally.

Every year more than 50 musicians take part in our Fiddlers Rally held during the town's Civic Week. The musicians give their talents free. After all the expenses are paid, the remainder of the monies raised goes to charity. Some of the charities are local and some outwith the District.

This event is a high profile activity to allow Rotary to be kept in the public eye. We also use the event to disburse the money we raise throughout the year. We invite the beneficiaries to come along to be presented with a cheque. In the past we have supported the local Abbeyfield Home as well as Brae Court, a local sheltered housing complex, the local Pensioners Association and CHAS - the Children's Hospice based in Kinross in Fife.

This event has proved so popular that we get people asking when the tickets are going on sale for the next year.

All the profits for the event goes to charities, mostly local, although in 2003 all the profits went to Hope and Homes for Children and in 2006 provided financial support for three talented sports people under the age of 16..

More information and tickets for the Fiddlers Rally and Youth Music Events can be obtained from any club member.