The weather was not summery. In fact, it rained rather a lot. I was so cold I went over to the Hay, Brecon and Talgarth Refugees stall which was selling jumble as well as tea, coffee and cakes, and bought a jumper that I put on straight away! Their lemon drizzle cake and coffee was also very good. Their stall made £491.45, which they are going to use for phone top-ups, hardship needs and their welcome day in mid-August.
At the other end of the Buttermarket were Tools For Self Reliance, who seemed to be doing a good trade in refurbished tools, and tools made by blacksmiths in Tanzania. Then there was Fair and Fabulous, selling bags and toys and re-usable containers. Zaytoun were selling olive oil and other produce from Palestine, and Jump4Timbuktu had silver and leather goods from Tuareg craftsmen in Timbuktu, including a leather chest that looked as if it should be full of treasure!
Then there were local crafts - some beautiful grey pottery, baby clothes from Utopia Designs, and me as the representative of the local Stitch and Bitch group, selling embroideries and paper art.
I was very grateful to the young couple on the Utopia Designs stall, who let me use the chair they'd brought with them - I can't stand all day like I used to be able to!
