It’s a busy but very exciting week for fabulousplaces.co.uk…it’s almost time for our big event!  It’s all about bunting, banners, flyers and getting everything ready for the Summer Food & Gift Fair at The Roundhouse this Saturday & Sunday (2nd and 3rd July 2011).  The event is shaping up to be a truly memorable occasion where we’ll be celebrating the very best local food and gift businesses!

Full event information can be found on the fabulousplaces.co.uk website, but here’s a taster of some of the wonderful things you can expect to find:

- Cathedral Quarter Hotel will be offering some delicious hot food on the Terrace..there’ll also be some great local suppliers selling coffee, ice cream, cold drinks, alcoholic drink and much more
- Indoors there’ll be an array of food and gift exhibitors in the Roundhouse…each and every stall is handpicked to ensure you’ll be spoilt for choice!
- Lots of great activities for keep the little ones happy!
- Screening of the Wimbledon Finals!
- Lots of free parking…the venue is also only a hop, skip and a jump away from Derby Train Station and a short walk from the City Centre.

£1 entry (under 16s are free)

An event not to be missed!    See you there!     Deb

fabulousplaces.co.uk Summer Food & Gift Fair
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd July 2011, 11am-4pm
The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby
Entry – £1 (under 16s are free)

I’ve been working away selecting the most fabulous food and gift stands for the next event and I think you’ll be delighted with what I’ve found for you to browse over the weekend of Summer Fair!  Click here to view the exhibitor listing.  As with every fabulousplaces.co.uk event, the aim is to bring you an event with a fabulous difference…there are so many events taking place at this time of year and I am delighted to bring you an event that will stand out from all the rest.

There’ll be a delicious gourmet BBQ from the Cathedral Quarter Hotel, great local beers and ciders, grow your own and a best selection of food and gift stalls.  The Creative Station will be offering all sorts of fun things for little ones.

I’m getting very excited about the event and why not…the venue is stunning and the exhibitors are truly above and beyond what you normally find at food and gift fairs.  Hope to see you there!

To view the full Summer Food and Gift Fair website please click here.

If you’ve not been to The Roundhouse before, click here to take a look at their website…it’s a stunning piece of Derby railway heritage!

See you at the Fair!

Deb

Happy Friday!  The next 25 lucky people who order a copy of fabulousplaces.co.uk magazine (Derbyshire etc. guide) will also receive a ticket to visit the fabulousplaces.co.uk Summer Food and Gift Fair!
Also, when you arrive at the event you’ll also be given a FREE fabulousplaces.co.uk cotton shopper bag to carry all the goodies you find at the event!

Magazines are just £3.50 delivered direct to you and will also include a ticket to the next fabulousplaces.co.uk event!

Click here to place your order!

Come & say hello this Saturday…we’ll be at Wirksworth Farmers Market selling the fabulousplaces.co.uk magazine, etc.  We’ll be offering the magazine at a special Farmers Market price of just £2 (rrp. £3.50).  The Farmer Market can be located on the main road through Wirksworth (St Johns Street) from 9am until 2pm.

You’ll also have an opportunity to buy the I heart Derbyshire cotton shopper bag and also pick up a flyer for the upcoming fabulousplaces.co.uk Summer Food & Gift Fair at the Roundhouse on 2nd & 3rd July 2011.

Hope to see you there!

Tineke Floral Designs, Matlock, Vintage Floral Bouquet

Yay, it’s competition time…how would you like to win a £60 bouquet of stunning flowers?

Tineke Floral Designs are offering one winner a bouquet of flowers, delivered to you…anywhere in the UK!  Tineke Floral Design specialise in beautiful floral arrangements for special occasions and delivery throughout the UK.

All you have to do is follow fabulousplaces.co.uk on Twitter and answers the following question:

Q:  Where in Derbyshire is Tineke Floral Designs based?

TWO stages to enter:
1.  Submit your answer here.
2.  Then click here to follow fabulousplaces.co.uk on Twitter…easy as that!
BOTH STAGES MUST BE COMPLETED TO ENTER!

Competition closes midnight on Thursday 26th May 2011.

To find out all about Tineke Floral Designs click here.

Good luck!

Cheshire has been luanched for just over a month now and we’ve been out and about searching through the back streets to find you some of the special hidden gems and talented makers.  Here’s a taste of what we’ve found so far!  We have some truly fabulous places in the pipeline and can’t wait to share them with you!

Click on a link below to find out more about the place or maker in Cheshire:

Zoe Corney, Cheshire
Handmade By, Congleton, Cheshire
Callula Glass, Cheshire
Button Box, Cheshire
Cherry Tree Gallery, Knutsford, Cheshire
Little Nut Tree Toys, Wilmslow, Cheshire
Cornelius Potts & Uncle Monty, Cheshire
Snapdragon Florist & Tea Room, Chester

Sign up to fabulousplaces.co.uk blog alerts and we’ll let you know when a new fabulous places or maker in Cheshire is added the website!

After a wonderful Christmas Market, I’m delighted to be announcing the fabulousplaces.co.uk Food & Gift Fair at The Roundhouse on Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd July 2011!  Doors will open at 11am.

Lots of stalls offering delicious food and handpicked gifts for you and your home.  As always, the events are planned and designed around the type of events I like to visit.  There are lots of great events taking place in the area, but the fabulousplaces.co.uk events are always different and offer something for the whole family.

Polly’s List will be back again this year offering truly special crafts and fun for the little ones.
Catherdral Quarter Hotel will be cooking up some delicious food on the BBQ.
The Roundhouse will be full with stalls…all personally handpicked by me!

Click here for full information & exhibitor list.

Entry is £1 (free for under 16s)
Supporting Cancer Research UK

fabulousplaces.co.uk will be out about over the Summer at the following events…we’ll be promoting all things fabulous and also selling the magazine:

Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May 2011
Derbyshire Food & Drink Fair
For full information about the event please click here.  This year’s event will be held at Hardwick Hall.

Saturday 4th June 2011,  9am – 2pm
Wirksworth Farmers Market

Saturday 26th June 2011, 1pm onwards
Duffield Carnival
Eyes Meadow, Duffield
Click here for a location map.

Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd July 2011
fabulousplaces.co.uk Food & Gift Fair
The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derbyshire
Click here for full information.

You can now buy your copy of the fabulousplaces.co.uk etc. magazine at the following fabulous places:

Online at fabulousplaces.co.uk

The Bottlekiln, West Hallam
Bluebells Dairy, Spondon
Studio 61, Holloway
Hassop Station, Bakewell
The Loaf, Crich
Alphabet Gift Shop, Mickleover

We will also be selling the magazine at the Derbyshire Food & Drink Festival at Hardwick Hall on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd May 2011.

The etc. magazine is a 2011 publication from fabulousplaces.co.uk with 74 pages of Derbyshire, food, places, days out, inspiration and makers.

Click here to purchase your copy online at fabulousplaces.co.uk now.

etc. magazine is brought to you by fabulousplaces.co.uk & thingswemake.wordpress.com

Derbyshire maker, Lucy Sheeran, has launched a new range of personalised drawings to her beautiful range of products.  Personalised home drawings are now available to purchase on the Village Shop…what a wonderful gift for someone special.  The drawings can be of your home, favourite place to visit or a wedding venue!

To find out more about Lucy’s personalised drawings click here.