Great value Xmas trees- £12 to £25 depending on size, also holly with berries- cut this week. At the Saturday market
Xmas Trees and Holly- Saturday. Ferryside Village Forum Market
Xmas Market. Saturday December 7th, 10 til 1.
The Xmas Food and Craft market started last week on a glorious sunny Saturday.Opened by Jonathan Edwards, MP in full support of the local community and appreciative of the work of the Ferryside Village Forum.
The trustees and stall holders worked hard to make the day a real success. Good on you!
Large crowds flowed through snapping up Xmas bargains galore and enjoying the fresh food on offer.
This week we will have even more stall holders coming with fresh baked goods, Christmas gifts and Pembrokeshire Xmas trees and red berry holly.
Our usual favourites will be there; Banc organics with their wonderful local vegetables, The ever popular Dave’s Jam and chutney stall, Lucy’s kitchen with lots of fresh baked goods including samosas, flans and fresh bread. Pete’s Ferryside Xmas cards and prints, Jim’s glass craft ,Sue’s chalet with hand made clothes and art work. John’s Plants, Colette’s popular hand made jewellery and drift wood beach craft as well as Sarah Tosh’s equisite quilted Xmas gifts . The Market cafe will be open with fresh tea and filter coffee, cake and for the first time home made- filled rolls. All at very reasonable prices.
Not forgetting Brian who will be selling his popular fresh Roasted Chestnuts. It must be Xmas!
FSEG
Mudiad Cymdeithasol Glanyfferi
Ferryside Social Enterprise Group
A public meeting will be held at Ferryside Village Hall on Saturday December 14th at 2pm, where plans for the future development of the education site will be presented.
Details will be given of the proposed new community centre and hostel along with architect drawings and illustrations. These will focus on the medical centre, well-being facilities, community rooms, arts and crafts, and sport Other organisations with an interest in using and developing the centre are also invited, including, The Village Forum, Broadside Films, Men’s Sheds, and future heritage plans for the ex-RAF huts can also be discussed. Other needs can be identified by the public and future clients will be encouraged to make bids for any appropriate spaces available.
Logo Competition
FSEG are launching a self funding competition in Ferryside and Llansaint to draw up a logo suitable for the new community hub to be developed at the education centre. The competition is supported by the artist Dorothy Morris and entries’ including address along with a £2 entry fee, should be sent to the Chair of FSEG: Rev. Philip Johnes,
“Keepers Cottage”, Glanyfferi.
More News about the Xmas Market
Stall holders are working flat out to ensure this Saturday’s Market is a big success.
Dave Jam is promising his usual vast range of jams and chutneys as well as home made festive mincemeat and four (yes 4) different kinds of pickled onion. Dave and his lads will be serving from behind their new market stall (posh)
Banc Organics are promising a wide range of seasonal vegetables including leeks, carrots, onions, Pembrokeshire potatoes,Brussel sprouts, broccoli and kale. All certified organic and most produce coming from their own fields.
Lucy’s Kitchen will have seasonal fare. Mince Pies, Apple pies, Sausage rolls as well as Spanish clementines and a summer favourite home made samosas. Mike’s making brown and white loaves of bread ( only a few so get their early) as well as Olive and rosemary foccacia, by popular demand. Lucy will also have Italian organic olive oil, organic sunflower oil and organic eggs (£2 a 1/2 doz )
Brian will be roasting chestnuts over our new community brazier.
Come along and enjoy.
Xmas Market- News and produce
The Xmas Market is starting this Saturday, 30th November at 10.00.Old Education Centre, Ferryside.
News about some of our stall holders and their products.
Sarah Tosh -Quilt maker of Upland Arms. Sarah will have examples of her Longarm quilting and bespoke quilts along with a wide variety of bags, table-runners and other smaller patchwork and quilted gifts. Talk to sarah on 01267 267 133 or email toshquilts@yahoo.co.uk
Collette Chadbund. Collette has a fabulous range of hand made local craft items using drift wood from local beaches. Xmas Trees, Tea light candle holders, wind chimes and a variety of wooden items. See these pictures of Collette’s work, all at reasonable prices.
Driftwood Xmas Tree
Wind Chimes
Drift Wood plaque
Candle Holder from Drift Wood