E & O craft for stallholders

We are delighted to team up with the events staff at The Edenbridge & Oxted Show for their two-day Agricultural Show between Lingfield and Blindley Heath over the August Bank Holiday this year. We are in a large, bright white marquee with around 50 stalls, smack in the middle of the very large show site.

This well established show has been running on a ground the size of ten Wembley stadiums since 1837. Farm machinery, the animals, stunts, food, dogs, country pursuits and shopping dominate the proceedings and there is always something new to see every year for the many regulars the show attracts. WE are one of those new attractions this year!

As last year, there will be another craft marquee run by Eden Crafts. This is very different to ours as, in the main, they are traders selling crafts from all over the world. We don't anticipate that our presence will cause a problem for either of us.

Our marquee, similar to the one pictured right at last year's SESHA show, will house around 40 stalls. As it's such a long show and food/drink stops may be busy, we plan to offer our stallholders (only) tea, coffee and biscuits at nominal prices from our reception table.

Our costs are higher than usual so we have to charge £30 per linear metre of pitch frontage (1.5m deep) per day and because the show opens so early on both days we are insisting that all stallholders attend on both days and set up on the Saturday. So a 2m wide pitch for the weekend will be £120.00. Not that much when you break it down - £6 per hour - equal to paying £24 for a four-hour village hall sale! Electricity is available for £15 per stall, tables may be hired for £12 and chairs for £4 for the weekend. Car parking is included and your stall fee includes passes for just one person. Additional passes are available for your helpers at £18 per day - under 16s free so if you can arrange some child labour?!?...

Adult visitors are charged £20 entry fee to the show, concessions and advance tickets are available.