After achieving 24 out of 25 during our week on the BBC Radio Derby’s Ed to Head Challenge we were back on air on Friday 30th for a tiebreaker question with the Ripley Traders.  The tiebreaker question was ‘how many artists are there listed under ‘y’ in the BBC Radio Derby music library.  Our guess of 116 was closest!

We had a great week taking part in the challenge and winning League 3 was fantastic.  A HUGE thank you to the team and all the helpers on Twitter!  The Fabulous Faces team was made up of places and producers from the fabulousplaces.co.uk website.

Listen to BBC Radio Derby on Wednesday 4th around 2.15pm and we’ll be on air!
BBC Radio Derby, 104.5fm

Happy 1st Birthday to the loaf and what a year it has been for them!  I’m sure you’ll all join me in saying a huge congratulations to both Andrew & Roger.  I love the loaf and if you haven’t called into the shop in Crich yet…what are you waiting for!?  I promise you won’t be disappointed!
Take a moment to visit their page on the fabulousplaces.co.uk website and leave them a birthday message.
Deb

I have received some great news from Bluebell’s Dairy…they have been nominated for BBC Farmer of the Year 2009 and are down to the last 3!  This is amazing news and we wish them luck!  The Brown Family are very passionate about the farm shop and dairy and were blown away by the news.  I will keep you updated on how things go for them…fingers crossed for Bluebells!

To find out all about Bluebells please click here.

This morning there was an entire radio show on BBC Radio 4 all about Bluebells & to listen to is please click here.

We’ve had a great week on Ed to Head and scored a total of 24/25, which puts us in joint first place with Ripley Traders!  Next week will see the final team attempting to get full scores…if they get one wrong, we’ll be back on Friday for a tiebreaker!  How exciting…we’ll be listening in all next week!

Yesterday (Thursday) we were down a team member (Wendy) and we couldn’t find the answer for one of the questions and today Claire (things we make blog) was in London, so I was joined by Wendy Quirky Cookies & Cakes who I welcomed into my home when I spotted these in her arms ….   )

I would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who helped out…the score was achieved through great team work and I appreciate you  taking time out to support the ‘fabulous faces’ team!  Special thanks to everyone I can think of who have supported us throughout the week:  Quirky Cookies & Cakes, The Blossom Tree, Claire Sutton, squarchilli, Cupcake Corner, Eco Eco Hope, Milly & Pip, Domestic Jules…apologies if I’ve missed anyone!

Deb

3 down 2 to go!  We’re on full points – 15 out of 15 & we’re hoping to keep our successful run going through to Friday.  We need 25 out of 25 to be in first place…it’s a toughy, but I think we can do it!

Here are 3 of us at my house today for the challenge.  From the left we have Claire (things we make blog), me and Wendy from Quirky Cookies & Cakes.

If you’re free between 1pm and 2pm and able to listen into BBC Radio Derby on 104.5fm we would love to hear from you if you can assist with any of the questions.  Today Claire was Anneka Rice and jumped in the car to head up to Ripley to find the answer to a question and also David (from squarechilli; the technical whizz behind fabulousplaces.co.uk) headed over to West Hallam to find an answer for us!!

Fingers crossed for the next two days!

Deb    )

What a fabulous start to the week…we successfully answered all 5 questions correctly on our first day on BBC Radio Derby’s Ed to Head challenge.  A big thank you to everyone who sent through answers via Twitter and text…we really appreciate your help and if you’re listening in tomorrow and/or the rest of the week we would love to hear from you!  We will tweet the questions also.

Team ‘Fabulous Faces’:

Me – Deb, Owner, fabulousplaces.co.uk
Claire Sutton, FP Club Member & Domestic Goddess…click here to visit her fab blog.
Wendy & Jason – Quirky Cookies & Cakes
Kerry – The Blossom Tree
Charlotte – Cupcake Corner
David – squarechilli (the developing mastermind behind the fab places website)

Fingers crossed for a successful week!  If you would like to help the Team you can click here to follow us on Twitter.

Deb

CONGRATULATIONS to Amelia & her team at Jack Rabbits for winning the Best Newcomer Award last night at the Derby Food & Drink 2009 awards!  The Award is an amazing achievement for such a new business and is very well deserved.

Click here to find out more about Jack Rabbits on the FP website.

Click here to read all about the Awards and see the other winning Derby based companies.

I don’t like to wish away time, but I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to the Christmas Market!  The planning is going great and there will be a wonderful selection of places and producers from the fabulousplaces.co.uk website.  There will be something for all the family and will be a fabulous start to the festive season!

Christmas Market
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd November 2009
11-5pm
Blackbrook House, Belper, Derbyshire

Here are the fabulous places and producers attending to date:

Quirky Cookies & Cakes – novelty cookies, biscotti & much more
eco eco – ethical & eco friendly gifts for home & garden
Studio 61 Gallery Boutique – ceramics, bath & body, cards & more
the loaf – amazing artisan bread & festive handmade food.
Anney Grace Jewellery – handmade unique jewellery
The Blossom Tree - festive flowers & fresh door wreaths
The Beetroot Tree – hand crafted gifts and art
Housley & Co – handmade cushions pictures, bags & more
Bow at the printworks – home accessories & gifts
Vintage & Cake – homemade cakes
Elaine Lim-Newton – East Asian inspired ceramics
Lavender grey – home accessories & gifts
I Should Cocoa – artisan chocolate gifts
Jack Rabbits – gorgeous home cooked food
HWR Designs – handmade textile accessories
Havoc Jewellery – handmade jewellery
Usborne Books – fab books for little ones
Bluebells Dairy & Farm Shop

Blackbrook House will also be offering an outdoor German-style food market with hot offerings. You will also be able to preorder your Christmas Tree.

As with the Summer Fete, there will also be lots to keep the little ones entertained, from face painting to craft corner.

The Christmas Market is all about the fabulous independent places and producers featured on the website, so you can be rest assured that the quality and array of products on display will be the best Derbyshire has to offer.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.