And the grand total is....

A massive £720.88

Thank you so much to everyone who helped us to reach this mighty sum.

THANK YOU

Just a very quick note to say thank you to everyone who helped us on Saturday night. It was a great success! We're still counting the cash but it looks like a healthy amount was raised for Oxfam!

Soo... thank you to all our helpers, ticket sellers and stall holders; thank you to our fabulous bands who all gave their time free of charge; thank you to our sound man who made all the bands sound amazing; thank you to The Lot for having us; thank you to Oxjam Edinburgh for their help with everything; thank you for all your donations to the bottle & cake stalls; BIG thank yous to all the businesses who donated prizes for our raffle. An exhaustive list will appear here soon.

We've been really overwhelmed by how generous people have been with their time and their goods.

And a final thanks to everyone who turned up!

Love from Oxjamboree XXX

SOLD OUT

Oxjamboree is sold out. We've got quite a long waiting list too...
Thanks for your support everyone, looking forward to seeing you tomorrow night!

Mums Buns

A wee bit of detail about our cake stall on Saturday. Initially this was just going to be selling cakes made by our mums, hence 'Mums Buns'. However so many people wanted to show off their baking skills that we've had to accept NON-mum cakes. Shocking flaunting of trade descriptions act.

Anyway we hope you won't be disappointed. Our mums' cakes and biscuits (hazelnut shortbread, hello) will be on the trolley alongside others made by several domestic gods and goddesses...including a chef who works in a Michelin starred kitchen.

Wallets are going to be lighter, but we fear the weighing scales will tell a different story.


p.s. Still trying to decide what to bake. There have been some very insistent eccles cake voters to @oxjamboree...

Smack the Ox(en)

Courtesy of two pals of Oxjamboree, we will have the marvellously named game 'Smack the Ox'. Some of you may be familiar with its close cousin 'Smack the Rat'. We are reliably informed that it is a common attraction down South (Englandshire).

There will be oxen, there will be prizes, and there will be a spurtle to smack said oxen.

What more one could want on a Saturday night?

Oxjamboree blue cheese in Johanna Basford Twitter Drawing!

Designer and illustrator Johanna Basford (@JohannaBasford) has a #twitterpicture project running today and tomorrow. Johanna asked fellow tweeters to suggest things for her to include in a drawing. She's doing the drawing as the tweets come in!

Oxjamboree suggested a wedge of blue cheese (thinking of Errington's Dunsyre Blue, one of our raffle prizes). Johanna has already included it in her drawing...you can see it on the right hand side of the image shown here. Screen prints of the drawing will be available to buy.

For more information about #twitterpicture visit Central Station.

ALMOST SOLD OUT

We are now very close to selling out of tickets. There are no longer any for sale at Avalanche. If you would like a ticket please email us (quickly!): oxjamboree@gmail.com

Lunch for 2 at Annabelle's

Another nice prize from another great neighbourhood eatery! Annabelle's is a bit of a hidden gem, tucked away on Sciennes.

With an ever changing menu of excellent tagines, quiches, stews, fish specials and brilliant breakfasts it is easy to understand why there is a strong contingent of regular lunchers.

Home baking is taken very seriously too, with all the classics covered. Words are failing us on the coffee & walnut cake! There are often some lovely hot puddings too: the warm honeyed figs were a hit with some of Oxjamboree's recent dining companions.

Might have to nip down for afternoon tea today.

Win a meal for 2 at Susie's Diner

Another nice prize up for grabs in the raffle is lunch or dinner for 2 (with a glass of wine each), kindly donated by the good folks at Susie's Diner.

Susie's specalises in healthy vegetarian and vegan fare with a large selection of hot dishes and salads. But they also does a great line in puddings and cakes! Oxjamboree has enjoyed their raspberry sponge and marble cake on many an occaision!

Friendly staff, relaxed atmosphere and regular live music make the cafe a really lovely place to while away a few hours...