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Venue Hire (for any business, group, or, organisation who are charging for attending)


This package is for events that will be collecting revenue for their tickets

4 hr - 7 hr
From 220 British pounds
John's Place- Cafe, farm shop and venue space

Service Description

Make your group's gathering special and stress-free, with this Croft Package for ticketed events in our venue space - The Garden Room. We provide everything needed for a hassle-free event, allowing you to focus on your agenda and creating a memorable gathering. Indoor capacity - we do not hire whole building during the day, only The Garden Room. Our kitchen runs until 3pm each day, however, we have catering options below: Our catering package is an available add-on, for £12 per head. Freshly prepared organic sharing platters for up to 35, (veg/gf options available). Please email venue@earth-in-common.org all allergen/dietary information, or, to request any specifics for catering. The maximum capacity of the Garden room is 35 people standing, 30 in seated cinema style rows, or 25 comfortably for sit down eating. We can place 1-2 folding tables in the outdoor space immediately outside Garden Room glass doors if required. Please note, cafe customers use the area to the right. We are an aspiring zero-waste organisation and can dispose of certain items via ChangeWaste (local recycling centre). Recycling options offered - all £2.20 per collection bag available at the cafe till on the day of your event. All items should be rinsed and squashed at the outdoor sink: Cans Cardboard Tetra packs Plastic water bottles/juice bottles and lids |(no other plastics) Glass (rinsed) General waste Vegetarian food waste tub £1 Decor/displaying items: reusable, biodegradable wherever possible. Nothing attached to walls with sellotape, instead use blue-tack on the windows, or, the designated hanging hooks on the walls. This package includes: 35 x Side-plates, cups, and cutlery and glassware (kids and adults available) Sonos Era Bluetooth speaker Access to the outdoor sink for any washing up needs Accessible toilets and baby changing Wi-Fi Projector hire (Panasonic LCD Commercial projector PTZM series) Please note we do not allow BYOB, however, we have a Croft Bar/Beer Garden open until 9pm.  We are happy to pre-order any alcohol for you in advance including bottles of fizz! Please email venue@earth-in-common.org. This package offers a comfortable setting and relaxing experience, while you enjoy a smooth event.


Cancellation Policy

Upon booking, you will be prompted to pay in full online. Please email venue@earth-in-common.org if you have any issues at all. If you need to change the date of your booking, please also email venue@earth-in-common.org, and we will do our best to accommodate you if we have availability for your new date. . Please also email here for any events with over 35 attendees, or, events which perhaps do not fit any of our packages on offer. E.g. a wedding, or, ceilidh. In the case of cancellations – - If cancelling more than 3 weeks prior to your session date, a cancellation fee will not apply. - If cancelling between 2 weeks and 1 week before your session date, a 50% cancellation fee will apply. - If cancelling less than 1 week prior to your session date, we will not refund your booking. All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing via email to venue@earth-in-common.org. Cancellation fees are calculated based on the total value of your booking and are necessary to cover costs incurred in preparing for your event. Lastly to ensure that if you must cancel - we have enough notice to re-offer the date to another.


Contact Details

  • John's Place- Cafe, farm shop and venue space

    Populus Cafe (Leith Community Croft), 4a John's Place, Leith, Edinburgh, UK

    venue@earth-in-common.org


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