I am over the moon with how the fabulousplaces.co.uk Summer Fete went last Sunday at Shottle Hall, what a truly wonderful day and…it didn’t rain!!

A huge thank you to all the fabulous shops and producers who kindly gave up their Sunday to sell their lovely wares…there was an array of tempting goodies of offer including locally made ice cream, farm produce, delicious cupcakes, crafts and cards.  Thank you to everyone who joined us, I hope you enjoyed the day!

The idea behind the events I run through fabulousplaces.co.uk is to offer you an opportunity to enjoy local, independent crafts and produce.  I couldn’t have imagined it to be in a more appropriate setting…Shottle Hall is a stunning venue and I hope you all had a good look around and enjoyed the setting.  I’m sure you’ll agree the grounds are beautiful and the picturesque views made the Summer Fete a truly wonderful event to wonder around.  With over 4,500 visitors throughout the day I really can’t wait for the next event!

A huge thank you to Carol and her team from Polly’s List for the fabulous Polly’s Corner.  The games, bouncy castles, face painting and stalls were full of nostalgia and put a smile on so many little faces!

Thank you again to everyone who helped make the event a huge success!

Here are some photos taken by lovely Twitter friends @clairetweet and @dawn_e .  Thank you for taking the photos…they’re fab!

Date for your diary…Sunday 16th May

If you love fabulousplaces.co.uk then you’ll absolutely love the Summer Fete!

This will be the second Summer Fete I’ve run through fabulousplaces.co.uk and I’m really looking forward to this one!  The Fete will be held at Shottle Hall where there’ll be lots of fabulous things going on inside and outside; gifts, local food, farmers market and a lots to keep the little ones busy!

Join us for a fabulous day in the countryside!

For more information and exhibitor list click here to visit the website.

What a day!  It began very early for me and with the early start came the rain and lots of it! Luckily it decided to move on around 10.50am just as the doors opened and the visitors arrived.  I was so surprised by the number of visitors…many more than anticipated, but how fantastic! I’m delighted that so many people came along to support Derbyshire’s most fabulous places and producers and rightly so…..I’m sure you’ll agree, they’re fabulous and together put on quite a spread of goodies for us!!

I would like to say thank you to Blackbrook House for providing such a stunning venue!  Also, a huge thank you to all the visitors and exhibitors. I would like to say a special thank you to my friend, Lucy, for helping me throughout the day…what would I have done without you!!

Below are some photos from the event, but if you would like to browse all the photos please click here.

The lovely loaf chaps from Crich…taken a few moments before completely selling out of bread! Â )

Lots of delicious food on the Fresh Basil stall:

Lovely home accessories from the Bottlekiln:

The Summer Fete was the second event I have organised and I hope to organise many more.  I would love to receive your feedback as my aim is to make every event as enjoyable as possible and ensure there is something for everyone.  To help me when I’m planning the next event I’m asking for your feedback and in return I’m offering you the chance to WIN a tin of Best of British cookies from the fabulous Quirky Cookies & Cakes!  Click here to complete the feedback form, I promise it’s short and shouldn’t take more than a few minutes!

Well, now I’m on to planning the Christmas themed event, but that’s all I’ll say about that….afterall, we’re still in July and mentioning Christmas feels wrong!!

Bye for now! 

Debs

Anyone who has a dog or two will agree when I say that I’m delighted to see the signs of spring….slightly warmer, snow drops, sunshine….and the dogs don’t get caked in mud, well not all the time anyway! The weekend showed us some lovely sunshine, so what could be more perfect than getting out in Derbyshire to visit some fabulous places!

New fabulous places!

Receiving the Stamp of Approval recently are:

	Bluebells Dairy, Locko Road, Derbyshire   If there’s ever a good reason to eat ice cream in March it has to be the delicious ice cream they make on the farm at Bluebells Dairy. Bluebells is also a cafe and farm with great facilities for little ones. I recommend the bacon and poached egg on toast, yum! Click here to view Bluebells Dairy fabulous places page.
	Helen Meakin   Helen Meakin is a textile artist who produces some truly beautiful items ranging from framed pieces to cards and candles. Click here for more information about Helen Meakin.

Join us on our fundraising Crocus Walk!

I’ve decided to organise a Crocus Walk and would love for you to come along too! The walk is open to everyone and please feel free to bring your dogs, I’ll be taking my dogs, Molly and Toby.

Click here to be taken to the Crocus Walk page.

fabulousplaces.co.uk events

With the success of the website’s first event in January, my task this month is to start working on the next one. I have lots of ideas, but the first step is to find the perfect venue, so I’ll keep you posted!

The events are always planned with the website’s users in mind and I would love to hear your feedback regarding the first event and any thoughts on what you would like at the next one? Click here to contact me.

Coming soon…

fabulous places to stay in Derbyshire!

Do you know a B&B, hotel or self catering accommodation worthy of the FP Stamp of Approval? Click here to let me know all about it. Thank you!

Well, it seems I’ve been given my orders……

off out to walk the dogs….bye!