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Dateline: 5th January, 2009
The End of Fringe Sunday? Fringe Sunday, the day of free events on The Meadows as part of the Edinburgh Fringe and the largest single event organised by the Fringe Society, may have to be abandoned because of costs, according to a report in The Scotsman. A spokesman for the Fringe told the newspaper, "A review of all Fringe events and activities, including Fringe Sunday, is currently taking place and a final decision has yet to be made on the staging of the event. "We are assessing the costs and likely income produced by the event before making that decision. The most recent cost of the event has been in the region of £70,000, which represents an increase of 16% on 2007, due to rising transport costs, hire of marquees and other equipment." The report says that a decision to scrap the event will be made in the next few weeks unless a sponsor of a funding package becomes available. This year's Fringe will run from 7th to 31st August. 250,000 people turned up at Fringe Sunday in 2008 and watched 150 acts.
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