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Summer Artisan Fayre - Sunday 20 August 2024

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ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS!

Thank you to our artisans & our visitors - you all made this happen!


After the massive success of our Spring Artisan Fayre in April, Simon and I were a little trepidatious about our Summer Artisan Fayre because, despite all the effort we put in to market and advertise our event, we had concerns that it might have been a one hit wonder or that everyone would be on their summer holidays .... and so we are thrilled that our Summer Artisan Fayre fundraiser for Norfolk & Waveney Mind was another great success!

We are overwhelmed by the lovely, positive comments from the talented artisans - familiar & new alike - who helped us celebrate this event, and the numerous encouraging & wonderfully supportive remarks made by the visitors who attended in their masses on the day.

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We were heart-warmed by the generosity and support shown both in buying raffle tickets to win the beautiful prizes which had been created and donated by each and every one of our wonderful artisans, as well as the donations and purchases from the pop-up Fanoggins Bakery.

A big thank you to all our artisans who donated a piece of their work  - made with skill and love.

And a HUGE thank you to Dee, our lovely, bubbly front of house, for welcoming all our visitors with a smile and helping us to clear up at the end!

Thank you also to those artisans and also lots of our loyal followers and customers who went above and beyond to help share the event information on their social media platforms, put out posters and fliers and generally help us to create our high-end artisan charity event.

It was lovely to meet the Deputy Mayor of Kings Lynn, Andy Bullen, and his wife too. Andy spoke about how wonderful it is to see such a high-end event in a Fenland village. Looking forward to working further with Andy as we have some other ideas in the pipeline.

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ALL the event profits are going to Norfolk & Waveney Mind, a charity that Simon and I hold dear to our hearts and for whom we've fundraised in the past - and we've managed to generate a fantastic £800!




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WORKSHOPS & ATTRACTIONS 

Most of our artists demonstrated their crafts throughout the day, but we also had some scheduled workshops & services that could be pre-booked, including:


Mosaic Coaster Making

Carolyn from the Green Room in West Acre offered the chance to pre-book 1-hour mosaic coaster decorating workshops!


Artisan Loom Weaving

You could learn how to loom weave under the tuition of Rosie from Mays Wonderfully Woven!​


Pyrography Workshops

You created your own pyrographed coasters with the talented Tic Challis!


Artisan Gin Distillation Demo & Talk


You were able to join Millie from Willow Tree Gin to see distillation demonstrations and hear a talk about their artisinal gin.





ATTENDING ARTISTS & DEMONSTRATORS​


Christine Pike, MA - Artist & Sculptor

Blended Monkey by Simon & Louise - Ceramics & Woodturning

Carolyn Ash - Mosaic Artist & Designer

Karen Bek - Basketmaker & Designer

Karen Hendry - Embroidered Paper Collage

Cambridge Pen Turning by Pat & Carrie

Semperart Glass by June Massey - Fused Glass Art

Sarah Heather Art - Artist

Tic Challis - Pyrography Artist & Woodworker

Willie Tree Gin - Artisan Gin Distillers

Mays Wonderfully Woven by Rosie May - Loom Weaving

Fatbob Crafts by Tony & Soraya - Leather Artist

Fen Mill Crafts by Sue & Lynda - Mixed Media Sculpture

Annie Brown - Felt Artist

Crafty Cats by Emma - Recycled Copper & Gem Stone Jewellery Artist

Sarah Madsen - Jewellery Designer & Fine Artist

Bodgers Farm Pottery by Kate Phillips BA (Hons)

Fanoggins Bakery - Local Bakers

Sue Welfare - Linocut Printmaker & Artist

Pottery House Signs by Howard Phillips

Mark Radcliffe Evans - Stone Mason & Fine Artist

Parsons Wreath Company by Leslie & Katie




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