Think Global, Buy Local In Egremont
Posted: 11:12am 5th August 2009
Customers of the Farmers, Crafts and Fairtrade Market in Egremont Market Hall prefer Fridays, and the traders are only too pleased to adapt.
The market is now into its fourth year under the Egremont Fairtrade and Local Campaign Group, which took it over when Made in Cumbria pulled out of the town.
For the past eighteen months, the market, which showcases the work of a fantastic range of local craftspeople, from gifts from recycled materials and dolls house miniatures to hand crafted soaps, alongside rare breeds meats, artisanal bread, locally grown plants, herbs and vegetables, eggs and Fairtrade products, has been running from 9.30 - 1pm on the first Saturday, in addition to the third Friday of each month. However, following conversations with customers, it was clear that a second Friday was preferred.
Each market will still have the usual range of cakes and savouries made from Fairtrade and local ingredients and Fairtrade tea and coffee, sold in aid of Hospice at Home and other local charities. Markets in September will be on Friday 4th and Friday 18th, then on the first and third Fridays of each month until Christmas. To celebrate the new arrangements, there will be free tea and coffee available at teh market on 4th September - just print this page and take it along.
The Egremont Fairtrade and Local Campaign group also aims to get people using their local shops, where every day you can buy all your locally sourced groceries and a wide range of Fairtrade goods from the town\'s shops. The group is currently updating its local and Fairtrade directory.
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