Egremont Farmers Crafts and Fairtrade Market is held on the first and third Fridays of every month.
There are more stalls than ever before selling hand-baked bread, butter, dairy products and cheese. Meats, local vegetables and plants are available alongside Fairtrade refreshments and products. Also there area beautiful, imaginative and interesting crafts.
During the school holiday period children have been happily entertained with a range of crafts activities so that parents enjoy the stalls.
Refreshments are for sale including delicious hand baked cakes and biscuits, Fait trade tea and coffee, juice and occasionally sandwiches.
By encouraging Fair Trade and investment with improvements to local premises the Egremont Regeneration Partnership aims to increase the town's attractiveness which will raise the numbers of visitors and also they would like to get locals shopping here to improve community spirit.
The Egremont Fair Trade Town Campaign Group was formed in January 2006 and on 10th October 2006 was awarded Fairtrade Town Status for Egremont.
Egremont was awarded Fairtrade Town status Certificate Egremont Fairtrade Town small .pdf and after traiders signed up subsequently published its Fairtade directory. The Directory was launched by local MP Jamie Reed on the 18 May 2007.
Elaine Woodburn second left , Jamie Reed centre back, with school children at the Directory launch in Egremont Market Hall.
The organisations that have signed up to the Directory promise to use or supply ‘Fairtrade' products as part of their business, to support the ‘Fairtrade' organisation's brands or to source their sales products locally. The Directory lists and promotes local businesses selling ‘Fairtrade' products or organisations using their products. Also listed are businesses that source their products locally such local crafts people and farmers.
The Directory aims to encourage residents and visitors to see Egremont as an attractive place where they can shop ethically for all their daily requirements.
The Directory, developed jointly by The Egremont Regeneration Partnership and The Egremont Fair Trade Town Group, aims to increase local shopping and keep a greater proportion of local disposable income within the town which will benefit shoppers and local retail business alike.
Left: Jamie Reed chats to a local farmer and Fairtrade stall organiser, Carol Woodman, at the Farmers Market
Elaine Woodburn, Copeland's Leader and Egremont Regeneration Partnership Chair said, "Shopping in local shops is the best way for members of the community to bring about regeneration in their town. Using local shops that support local farmers and craftspeople helps to bring about a vibrant shopping centre and local economy."
The market is held in Egremont Market Hall, Market Street, Egremont CA22 2DF.
