Saturday 30 November 2019

Fairtrade Christmas Fair at the Hay Winter Festival

While the Food Fair was taking place in the marquee in the town square, and Hay Winter Festival was happening in the marquee at the Cattle Market, the Butter Market was full of Fairtrade stalls for the annual Christmas Fair.


Love Zimbabwe had the stall across the far end, and one lady had come back after about six years away - and said it felt as if she'd never been away. Tools for Self Reliance had a good selection of garden tools on display, and popular items on one of the other stalls seemed to be beeswax wraps - cloth wraps for presents, which are re-usable and an alternative to wrapping paper, and cloth bags for presents, sewn in India. There was also a range of Zaytoun produce including olive oil, and embroidered purses.

There was also a Fairtrade stand in the marquee on Friday evening, for the turning on of the Christmas Lights. The new banner was on display, proclaiming that this is a Fairtrade Town.