MAGGIE FAIR DAY – Saturday 29th June 2024

PLEASE NOTE: For safety the access roads to The Cross via High Street (from the Hub); Church Road; and from Golf Course entrance WILL BE CLOSED to traffic between 12.30 and 1.30pm.

    • 12.15pm Fancy Dress Entrants to gather inside Lemanacre Garden (across from War Memorial)  
    • 12.30pm Road Closed 
    • 12.40pm Procession down to the Park from The Cross  – Buckie & District Pipe Band
    • 1.00pm Official Opening of Maggie Fair by Mr Graeme Nairn, Kingston in The Park. Stalls open and Fancy Dress judging 
    • 1.30pm Road Open

What’s There?

As well as our traditional stalls – Book; Bottle; Bric-A-Brac / Craft; Cake & Candy; Plants; Teddies; Chocolate/Sweets; Teddies; and Toys there is much to enjoy for all ages including Children’s tent and activities; Buckie & District Pipe Band;  Art Group exhibition; Speyside Falconry; visiting Crafters’ Tent; Classic Cars; Fochabers Fire Brigade; Garmouth & Kingston Heritage Group display; Moray Beekeepers; Dog Agility; WDC Scottish Dolphin Centre; Competition Tent; Rescue Huskies; Bouncy Castle; Music and Beer Tents; Laser Clay Shooting and so much more.  

The Bowling Club will be open from 11am – 3pm inviting all ages to participate in Taster Sessions in “Target Bowls” and “Under the Arches” games.

Refreshments Also available to keep you sustained throughout the afternoon we have the BBQ;  and Ice Cream Van and don’t forget  that Teas will be served in the village hall from 1.30 pm.       

Can you help Barbara with donations of home bakes please?   – please contact Barbara 870264 to confirm if you are able to make/bake.    Please drop them off at the Hall from 10am on the Saturday morning or she can collect them on Saturday morning.

Cake/Candy Stall 

We would also appreciate donations for the Cake & Candy stall in the Park. These can be dropped off with Dawn at Laburnum Cottage, High Street, before/on Saturday morning. They can also be dropped off at the village hall from 10am. 

The highly popular Team Challenge / Obstacle Race is back – contact Roddy Robertson roddy.robertson2606@yahoo.com for entry form and information. Still looking for a challenge then “Beat the Goalie”; Egg Chuck; and Tug of War might be what you need

Competition Tent 

This year’s theme is a chance to get creative with crafting and baking. Open to children and adults – certificates, prizes and rosettes to be won. Entries accepted from 11am to 12.30pm on the day

    • Adults: Scones  and/or  flower arrangement in tea pot
    • Children: Gingerbread animal and/or an animal from recycled material

Grand Raffle 

Raffle tickets are on sale for this year’s Grand Raffle which will be drawn at 4pm on Maggie Fair Day. Don’t miss out on your chance of a super prize – tickets £1 each.

With thanks to our generous sponsors and donors, we have been extremely fortunate to secure some fantastic prizes for this year’s raffle and hope that you will support Maggie Fair by buying tickets. 

    • 1st Prize:       3 course Dinner Party for 4 people cooked in your own home (Kindly donated by Gillian Henning, Professional Chef, Garmouth)
    • 2nd Prize:      One Year’s Membership (1 Adult) for National Trust Scotland
    • 3rd  Prize:     Family Photo Shoot at an outdoor venue of Winner’s Choice (Kindly donated by GMC Photography)

Are you able to take a few books to sell at your work place, around family or contact groups on behalf of Maggie Fair?  This too would be most welcome. Contact Barbara on 870264 for your book bundle.

Car Parking

This is always a challenge, but car parking space will be available at the old tennis courts (behind the Bowling Green) and also at the Golf Club. Limited parking is available beside the Park but please can we ask residents who normally park there if they could perhaps find alternative parking for the duration of the afternoon to allow Fair goers to utilise the spaces. The road will be closed between 12.30pm and 1.30pm therefore cars need to be parked at these locations before then.

Official Photographer

Benedict Stewart will be taking photos on our behalf during the course of the afternoon to help make memories and add to our FB / Web pages. If you have any concerns please have a word with Benedict when he is on task

And Finally….. Please feel free to be involved, come along and join in, if you can spare a few hours to help on Fair Day itself that would be fantastic. We are always short of volunteers and it really is a great opportunity to meet and make friends – especially if you are new to the village.