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Festivals, Fairs and Markets 2024
Market Harborough - Artisans in the Square - Saturday - 31st August, 9am-4pm
Knighton Park Show - Sunday 1st September, 11:30am-5pm
Ashby Magna Street Fair - Friday 6th September, 6-9pm
Lubbenham Scarecrow Festival - Saturday 7th and 8th September
Aylestone - Fairy Wishes - Friday 13th September, 7-10:30pm
Leicester Wellness Festival - Mountsorrel Memorial Centre - Saturday 14th September, 10am-4pm - Buy your ticket here
Leicester - Belgrave Hall Food and Craft Fair - Sunday 15th September, 11am - 4pm
Market Harborough - Quinns Literary Festival - Saturday 5th October
Kettering - Fairy Wishes - Friday 11th October, 7-10:30pm
Leicester - Attenborough Arts Centre Christmas Fair - Saturday 2nd November, 11am-4pm
Loughborough - Prestwold Hall Christmas Fair - Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th November
Wigston - Salvation Army Craft Fair - Saturday 23rd November, 10am-2:30pm
Cosby - Tithe Barn - Sunday 24th November, 10am-3pm
Measham - Christmas at Measham - Thursday 5th December, 5-8pm
Loughborough - Bawdon Lodge Christmas Fair - Friday 6th-Sunday 8th December
Oakham Late Night Shopping - Monday 9th December
Workshops and Classes 2024
Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester -
Improvers Crochet - 6pm - 8pm
Beautiful Beaded Jewellery - 10am - 1pm
Marvelous Macrame Makes - 6pm - 9pm. Book all 5 weeks or just one or two - Coasters, Jewellery, Market bag, Christmas tree decorations, Festive light up star wreath.
10:30am - 1:30pm
6 September – 20 September 2024: Seasonal textiles and macrame crafts
25 October – 1 November 2024: Autumnal painted collage
Blaby Social Centre, Blaby, LE8 4GQ -
New Be Crafty, Monthly Craft Socials Thursdays 7 - 9pm -
Bring your own project or darning pile and meet fellow crafters, share hints and tips and make new friends. If you don't have something to bring a few basic craft items are provided for you to try including paper and pencils, watercolours and various fibre arts. Only £3.50 per week.
9th May, 13th June, 12th September, 10th October, TBC November, 12th December
Cafe Dales, Narborough, LE19 2HL -
Make Monday Mindful - First Monday of the month - 7 - 9pm
Monday 7th October - Air drying Clay Play
Monday 4th November - Charity Christmas Cards making for Mind the mental health charity
Monday 2nd December - Decorating Ceramic Baubles
Improvers Crochet - Wednesdays 30th October to 20th November
Charity Fundraising 2023
Thank you to everyone who supported our summer fair at Cafe Dales and Eleven:Eleven in Narborough on 6th August. We raised £100 Sapcote Memory Hub, a non profit organisation for people with mild to moderate dementia.
Thank you to all that came and made Christmas cards in aid of Mind the mental health charity we raised £85 this year!