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Title: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: doganjo on July 28, 2023, 05:21:53 pm
Why not have a mini holiday and come up to our Smallholders Festival on 14th October.

There are plenty of reasonably priced hotels nearby - Holiday Inn, Premium Inn, Travel Lodge

Have a look at the Festival Website - www.festival.scot

And our Main website www.smallholding.scot
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: doganjo on October 12, 2023, 09:42:39 am
Only two sleeps now - still tickets available online till midnight Friday 13th October at £10 adults, under fourteens free, £5 students/senior school

Price on the day increases so book now

https://festival.scot/product/festival-ticket-2023/
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: Fleecewife on October 12, 2023, 01:13:17 pm
Sorry I'm not recovered enough from my sickly summer, but Mr F has his ticket all booked so he will be able to enjoy the day. So if you see a wee bent old man in biker gear wandering around on his own, please talk to him  :D
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: doganjo on October 12, 2023, 05:29:13 pm
Sorry I'm not recovered enough from my sickly summer, but Mr F has his ticket all booked so he will be able to enjoy the day. So if you see a wee bent old man in biker gear wandering around on his own, please talk to him  :D
Tell him to come and say hello at the office -  just past the Saltire cafe :excited:  Will I call him Mr Fleecewife?  :roflanim:
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: Fleecewife on October 13, 2023, 12:33:21 am
Sorry I'm not recovered enough from my sickly summer, but Mr F has his ticket all booked so he will be able to enjoy the day. So if you see a wee bent old man in biker gear wandering around on his own, please talk to him  :D
Tell him to come and say hello at the office -  just past the Saltire cafe :excited:  Will I call him Mr Fleecewife?  :roflanim:

Yes fair's fair and he quite likes the name  8) or you could go for Gordon.  I'll tell him to drop by  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: smhowie on October 14, 2023, 07:48:22 am
me and wife will be there today
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: Fleecewife on October 15, 2023, 02:55:35 pm
Sorry I'm not recovered enough from my sickly summer, but Mr F has his ticket all booked so he will be able to enjoy the day. So if you see a wee bent old man in biker gear wandering around on his own, please talk to him  :D
Tell him to come and say hello at the office -  just past the Saltire cafe :excited:  Will I call him Mr Fleecewife?  :roflanim:

Yes fair's fair and he quite likes the name  8) or you could go for Gordon.  I'll tell him to drop by  :thumbsup:

He was there but the office was empty!  Still, he met plenty of folk and had a good day  8)
Oh and he bought me a new basket  :love:
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: doganjo on October 15, 2023, 10:00:14 pm
The office was rarely empty,  I was working on my own until about 10.30.  I may have been in the adjacent office looking for something
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: Fleecewife on October 18, 2023, 12:41:01 pm
Oh that's a shame.  The man doesn't hang about, he whizzed round, spoke to lots of folk then came home.  That was probably another reason I didn't go with him - I like to take my time.


How did the festival go?  Was there good attendance at the new site?  Will it be at RHSground next year too?
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: doganjo on October 18, 2023, 04:12:14 pm
Oh that's a shame.  The man doesn't hang about, he whizzed round, spoke to lots of folk then came home.  That was probably another reason I didn't go with him - I like to take my time.


How did the festival go?  Was there good attendance at the new site?  Will it be at RHSground next year too?
:roflanim:

We're contracted for three years so 2024 and 2025 will be there too

Nothing but positive feedback so far. A couple of small things we need to address for the future
The comment I liked best was 'it was a mini Highland Show but better and all indoors.'  :excited: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: Fleecewife on October 18, 2023, 10:58:26 pm
That's lovely  :D   I'll try to get along next year  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: doganjo on October 19, 2023, 01:43:10 pm
Look forward to seeing you again Juliet!  Please hand about the office if I'm not immediately visible - I really won't be far away!  :roflanim:

We're thinking of putting it back to the Smallholders and Growers name - I don't know why the Growers part was dropped to be honest

Any feedback from Mr F?  Good and bad - privately would be best please
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: Rosemary on October 19, 2023, 03:54:13 pm
We're thinking of putting it back to the Smallholders and Growers name - I don't know why the Growers part was dropped to be honest
Are we? News to me  ??? :o
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: doganjo on October 19, 2023, 09:28:01 pm
I had an email, maybe I picked it up wrong.  But I think we should anyway
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: smhowie on October 20, 2023, 08:23:07 am
well whatever you decide to call it , I had a fantastic time. Keep up the good work.
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: Rosemary on October 20, 2023, 08:36:01 am
I had an email, maybe I picked it up wrong.  But I think we should anyway
I think you most certainly DID pick it up wrong. Probably NOT a good idea to be going public with this sort of thing without any discussion in the team.
Title: Re: Super duper Smallholders Festival at the RHC Ingliston Edinburgh
Post by: doganjo on October 21, 2023, 12:07:50 pm
Name won't be changed from Scottish Smallholders Festival but it is enjoyed by many people who are not smallholders.