The Environment Centre Swansea

Green Fayre 2011:

The 2011 event was held on

Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th November 2011

10am - 4pm

At the National Waterfront Museum,

Maritime Quarter,

Swansea, SA1 3RD

What a fantastic event!

A great cowd visited the fayre over the 2 days we were open. There was a great buzz in the fayre and we have already had some very positive feedback. Many stalls recorded record sales too.

If you took some pictiures or have a particular comment please do get in touch to share them info@environmentcentre.org.uk

The date for the 2012 fayre will be announced soon....

Shopping with a Conscience.

Swansea's ever popular Green Fayre is organised by the Environment Centre.

Please contact hannah@environmentcentre.org.uk with any queries.

List of stalls 2011

The Environment Centre, Sustainable Swansea, Hadeel - FT Palestinian Crafts, MOre Green, Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary, Positive Energy - Groundwork BNPT, Movement For Compassionate Living, Swansea - Palestine Community Link, Undercurrents, British Trust for Ornithology, Greenpeace, CND Swansea, Swansea Friends of the Earth, Green Man Recycled Furniture, Tobytoys, Jordens Dragonfly Creations, Snowhill Woodcrafts, Clothwood, CCS Recycling,Park House Financial Services, Action Aid, Swansea and District Organic Group, Transition Town Swansea, Kitty Zen, Glo 4Life Ltd, Unique Freak Clothing, Seibu UK Ltd, KRC Energy Consultants, Neals Yard Organic Remedies, Wheelrights, Funky Eco Me, Willowcraft Gower, Gower Driftwood, Tibetan Dawn, Steve's Crafts, Miranda Berry, Josie Davies, Lorien Business Services, Hipo hyfryd, Pantyruchedydd Farm, Swansea Community Farm, Jumble Tumble, Ramicraft, Traidcraft, Love Zimbabwe, RSPB Cymru, Sebon & Wic, Red Café, Pencae Mawr Farm, G Paterson, Audrey Vincent Craft, Green Beach, Perryn Butler Slate Jewellery, Wichda Designs, Sian Stanford Glass, Forever Living Products, Asea Organic Skincare & Remedies, Mapes Makes, Eco Clean, Coeden Fach, Points Of View, Ystradgynlais Volunteer Centre, One People.

Poster Available HERE

News from 2010 Fayre:

The Environment Centre's 26th annual Green Fayre, held at the National Waterfront Museum. This year it was held over 2 days due to popular demand! The Fayre featured over 70 stalls on 2 floors, offering environmentally friendly gifts, products, information, services and local voluntary groups, all under one roof.

Amongst the stalls were local woodcraft, recycled and fairly traded clothes, recycled jewellery, ethical homewares, refurbished tools, refurbished computers, renewable energy products, recycled festive cards, Fairtrade chocolate and snacks, natural health and cleaning products, organic baby products, environmentally friendly toys, local chutneys, cheese and honey, local weaving and spinning, information on sustainable living, energy efficiency, local conservation groups and volunteering, kids activities and much more!

Hope you like our new logo - thanks to Alex Adkins for his design.

Stall List 2010

Environment Centre

Swansea Waste Forum

Action Aid

Swansea and District Organic Group

Black Environment Network

Ramicraft

Green Beach

British Trust for Ornithology

Dragonfly Creations

Samburu Maasai Wales Aid

Greenpeace

Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary

Snowhill Woodcrafts

Oxfam

The Soap Shed

BagAge

Perryn Butler Slate Jewellery

Animal Rights

Eco-star

Sustainable Swansea

Swansea - Palestine Community Link

Transition Town Swansea

Forever Living Products

Sustainability Education

Funky Eco Me

Tibetan Dawn

Craft

Clothwood

Love Zimbabwe

Coeden Fach

Learning From Play

Miranda Berry

Swansea Community Farm

Friends Of The Earth

MOre Green

Recycling Office

One People

Rosehill Quarry

Emi Clothing

Tools & wood

IT Asset Disposal Ltd

Cyrenians Employment & Training Ltd

Energy Saving Trust

Joise Davies

BikeAbility

Llani Solar

Green Home Wales

Pencae Mawr Farm

Gower Driftwood

The Unusual Food Company

RSPB West Glamorgan Group

Ami Marsden

Spirals Of Abundance

Down To Earth

CND

Jan Jones

Ocean Jewels

Tawe Guild of Weavers

Hadeel - FT Palestinian Crafts

Penllergare Trust

Tobytoys

Asea Organic Skincare & Remedies

Tiddu

Sian Stanford

Real Nappies

Chris's Crafts

Lush Retail Ltd

Gower Soaps

Eco Clean

Willow Baskets and More

Neath Port Talbot Fair Trade Forum

Louise Ryan

Green Art Studio

Green Fayre 2009:

Sunday 6th December 2009

10am-4pm

At the National Waterfront Museum, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, SA1 3RD

The25th time fayre!

What a great event !

Nicky Jones (Trailblazers II and Undercurrents volunteer) made a great video of the event as part of Helen Iles' On the Push Workshop programme.

The video cleverly ties in the Green Fayre and Waterfront Winterland.....view it HERE

Stalls at the 2009 Fayre

Two floors of stalls this year - our biggest fayre ever!!!

The Environment Centre
British Trust for Ornithology
Tibetan Dawn
Snowhill Woodcrafts
Sustainable Swansea
Rosehill Quarry Group
Eco-star
Black Environment Network
BTCV
Real Nappy Campaign
Clothwood
Swansea - Palestine Community Link
Traidcraft
Down To Earth
Craft
Jan Jones Jewelery
CND Swansea
Eva Ryan Craft
Dragonfly Creations
Oxfam Shop
Forever Living Products
Glamorgan Badger Group
Swansea Friends of the Earth
MOre Green
Swansea Waste Forum
Recycling Office
Tools & wood
Spirals Of Abundance
Swansea and District Organic Group
Swansea Community Farm
Greenpeace
Animal Rights
Green Beach
One People
Sustrans
Farida Ruji jewelry & cards
Miranda & Delyth recycled craft
Swansea Metropolitan University
Magic Pumpkins and Faery Dust
dee emy designs
Bobbidob
BikeAbility
Money For Madagascar
Jodie Tucker Insect Homes
Pencae Mawr Farm
Llani Solar
Treehuggaz
BagAge
Kilvey Community Woodland Volunteers
Send A Cow Charity
Raphael Aromatherapy
Tawe Guild of Weavers
Action Aid
Cefn-Yr-Erw
Sian Stanford Recycled glass jewellery & lighting
Josie Davies candles, honey & jams
Coeden Fach
Tobytoys
Emma Oxland Cards
Resource Fair Trading
Red Café
Eco Home Centre
RSPB West Glamorgan Group
Perryn Butler Slate Jewellery
Chris's Crafts
Samburu Maasai Wales Aid
Science Shops Wales
Lush

The Fayre's History

The Green Fayre 2008:

Another great event with a great turnout and over 2,500 visitors. Stalls at the 2008 fayre HERE

The Green Fayre 2007:

Stall Holders & their comments HERE

Stalls at 2008 Green Fayre

BagAge, Ethical and eco friendly bags
BTCV, Information
Cefn-Yr-Erw , Books, gifts, toys etc
Chris's Crafts, Hand made welsh logo products
Clothwood, Re-used cloth and wood products
CND Swansea, Badges, postcards, stickers, paper etc
Coeden Fach, seeds, wood products, tree price lists
Craft Potter, handmade ceramics and jewellery
Dragonfly Creations, Woodcraft
Driftwood, Craft made from driftwood
Eco-star, organic and ethical t-shirts and hoodies
Environment Centre, Gifts, gadgets,raffle and book sale
Eva Ryan, Env friendly sheep skins, recycled patchwork, felt, wooden jewellery
Forever Living Products, Aloe vera products
Green Beach, Ethical jewellery
Green Home Wales, Filsol solar panels
Greenpeace, Greenpeace
Harriet Chapman, Handmade bags, cards, clothes
Hour Clocks, Clocks made from re-used materials
Jan Jones Jewelery, ceramics and jewellery
Josie Davies, honey, candles, wax models etc
Little Bit Of Gower, Recycled paper craft
Love Zimbabwe, Fairly traded craft from Africa
Natures Essentials, Natural Organic Beauty Products
Nigel Stallard, Green Woodturner
Pencae Mawr Farm, Organic Chutneys
Recycling Office, Information from CCS
Res A Rec Furniture Scheme, Recycled homewares
Resource Fair Trading, Fair Trade clothes and gifts
RSPB West Glamorgan Group, RSPB information
Spirals Of Abundance, Fairtrade gifts and organic clothes
Spirals Of Abundance, Fairtrade gifts and organic clothes
Sustainable Swansea, View Swansea's Interactive Green Map
Sustrans, Promote cycling & walking
Swansea and District Organic Group, Information
Swansea Community Farm, Information
Swansea Friends of the Earth, Information
Swansea Metropolitan University, Env. nformation
Swansea Waste Forum, SCRAP and Waste Forum info
Tawe Guild of Weavers, Local weaving, natural dyes, exhibit of weaving
The Unusual Food Company, Cheese, Chutneys & Preserves
Tibetan Dawn, bags, jewellery, clothing
Tools & wood, Refurbished tools
Traidcraft, Traidcaft craft and food
Treehuggaz, toiletries, cleaning products, candles, incense
Undercurrents / SPCL, Info, FT olive oil, soap & almonds
Upsy Daisy Nappies, Cloth nappies, baby toiletries

Green Fayre 2007

Sunday 2nd December 2007 10am-4pm At the National Waterfront Museum, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, SA1 3RD

As ever we had a great variety of stalls. The Green fayre's stalls were joined by those of the Waterfront's monthly Local Produce Market (1st Sunday of the month).It was Bigger and greener than ever!!

Stalls in 2007:

The Environment Centre     snack bars, chocolate, craft, solar products
Little Bit Of Gower      Recycled paper craft
Cefn-Yr-Erw      Books, jewellery, clothes
CND Swansea     Badges, stickers, post cards
Jan Jones Jewelery      ceramics and jewellery
Forever Living Products      Aloe vera products
Samburu Maasai Wales Aid   Craft
Belly Button Crafts      Craft, recycled fabrics, watercolours and chutneys
The Gandhi Foundation      Books, leaflets
Tools For Self Reliance      Refurbished tools
Res A Rec Furniture Scheme      Recycled homewares
Lammas Organics      organic veg
Oxfam Shop      Fairtrade food and gifts
Tibetan Dawn      bags, jewellery, clothing
Lindsey and Jane      Recycled cushions, bags, decorations
Spirit Of The Forest      Hand carved wooden jewellery
Natures Essentials      Natural Organic Beauty Products
Audrey Vincent: Craft Potter      handmade ceramics and jewellery
Rosehill Quarry Group     Info, jam, chutney, activities
Swansea - Palestine Community Link      DVD's, postcards, olive oil
Swansea Friends of the Earth     tee shirts, badges, pens cards etc
More Green      Re-used items
Welsh Country Magazine
WDM   World Development Movement
Greenpeace      Greenpeace info
Black Environment Network      Info and raffle
Swansea and District Organic Group      Organic group info
Real Nappy Campaign      Real Nappies Info
RSPB West Glamorgan Group RSPB info

Stall holders' comments:

A fantastic event, but don't just take our word for it:

In 2007

“Thank you for a great day”
“Very well organised”
“The Venue was lovely especially with the winter wonder land theme outside”
“The event was very well organised, there were many more stalls than last year”
“…worth it for us as all our flyers went out and people showed great interest in our project”
“…a nice mix of fundraising and consciousness raising”
“It's a lovely venue, it's easy for the public to find, and the museum staff were lovely and very helpful”
“Well done to everyone who organised and produced the day”
“…a very good awareness raising event, lots of interest in our stand”
“I enjoyed looking round when I had some time!”
“…thanks for all your hard work”
“…well done to you on organising such an interesting and well attended event”
“The event was excellent, very worth our while attending”

Thank you to all the stallholders who gave feedback, your comments will be taken into consideration for the next Fayre.

The Swansea Green Fayre: A Potted History

Thanks to Gareth Williams we have been able to delve a little into the Green Fayre's history. Did you know, for example, that the first Green Fayre was held in 1983?
It was organised by the pioneering Swansea Green Group and later by Swansea Friends of The Earth.
It began in St James' church and in 1989 moved to the Patti Pavilion. When the Environment Centre opened in 1995 it was held at the Centre and organised by the Centre's staff and volunteers. The event has been organised by Hannah at the Environment Centre since 2001. In this year the fayre returned to the Patti, as the Centre was not large enough to hold all the stalls!

When in 2005 the Patti was closed for refurbishment, the Centre was very pleased to be able to accept the kind offer from the newly opened National Waterfront Museum to host the fayre. We are very pleased to confirm that we have again been able to secure the use of this prestigious venue.

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