Living and Sustainability Fair

Stalls were run by church members, A Rocha UK, Tearfund, Flourish Bees, a local community group who brought along their local honey for sale, and a local Co-op provided all the goods for the Fairtrade Stall and were very enthusiastic and helpful. They helped with the stall and gave us a donation of money and a cake for the lunch  The Eco Church stall displayed photos and items relating to all five areas of the Eco Church Award Questionnaire and people asked me questions and discussed the issues with me.

The Chair of our St Mary’s Eco Group ran a display and gave out leaflets and magazines about A Rocha International, which started from St Mary’s 40 years ago. The Energy Saving at Home and Recycling stalls included quizzes, as well as displays. People could learn how to make a waxed food wrap to take home and bring in items for repair on the Repair Stall. There was also a very popular clothes swap and an opportunity to sample and order Eco-Friendly cleaning products.

This was the first time we have run a Fair like this (although we have hosted many other different ones) and Jane suggests that personal invitations to friends, neighbours could increase footfall. All the stalls and the refreshments and LOAF lunch were very popular, and the stall holders had lots of interesting conversations. We can definitely recommend the venture, although it involved a lot of hard work.