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THE Blandford Fair Trade Shop

Set Fair 4 Trade 22 Salisbury Street Open Monday to Saturday From 9.30 - 5.00pm

Current News from Set Fair 4 Trade ....

Set Fair 4 Trade is almost bursting at the seams with a huge stock of fairly-traded gifts for all ages and budgets. Make the shop your first port-of-call for your Christmas shopping this year and let your present buying make a real difference to the lives of skilled artisans in many developing countries.

In the run up to Advent you can be sure to find nativity-themed Advent calendars with the less-fattening centre (+ no chocolate) as well as the Divine chocolate advent calendar with the heart shaped milk chocolate behind each door. There are also advent candles in red as well as white this year to mark each day in the run up to December 25th.

Jennie has been seeking out lots of new lines at this year's trade fairs which complement the popular range from Tearfund's Created Gifts. Added to this are charity Christmas cards from Tearfund, Traidcraft and Toybox.

Limited time for shopping? Just pop into the shop and pick up a Created or Traidcraft catalogue. Over a cup of tea or coffee you can pick out some beautiful, useful and unusual gifts which Jennie can order for you, with no postage to pay. That beats a scrum-down in the huge shopping centres any day! Supporting independent retailers in Blandford helps to keep the unique flavour of our town. Why not drop by and have a look for yourself!

Some Current favourites in the shop ...

	Chain-link photoframe Recycled chain is given a glossy antique-copper effect finish to create a freestanding portrait or landscape frame. Picture H15cm, W10cm, frame H20cm, W15cm, This item was created for Noah's Ark, India.
	Large Seed Box Powder-coat painted metal box with push-fit lid ideal for storing larger packets of seeds. W21cm, H15cm, D10cm. See matching items: small seed box, item code 2120953, and string can, item code 2120952. This item was created for Noah's Ark, India.
	Faith Keyrings (set of two) Two black leather key-fobs each featuring a printed classic Christian symbol. Dia5cm. This item was created for HEED Handicraft,
	Bangle-mania A pack of at least 30 narrow bangles. Jangle with them all on at once or mix and match to create your own colour themes. Dia6.5cm. This item was created for Noah's Ark, India.

... call in and see them!

Read about Jennie and David's trip to Nepal and Bangladesh in 2009

and their prayer letter and itinerary.

About Set Fair 4 Trade ...

Set Fair 4 Trade opened on Thursday 6th October 2005 as the vision of David and Jennie Rake, who had been Tearfund supporters and sellers of fair trade crafts for over 20 years.

When they moved into Blandford in June 2005 they brought their stock with them and the intention was to carry on selling the stock in their previous way by attending craft fairs and charity events or giving a talk about Fair Trade with a table of stock available for sale. Within 2 weeks of moving into the house the idea of opening a shop took root in their minds, having seen an empty shop premises. David was already working for Southwest Trains, so his role in the enterprise was as business partner and accountant. His degree in Business Finance came in very useful!

Set Fair 4 Trade stocks Christian books, bible reading notes, CDs and cards for Christian occasions and is extra busy in the run up to Christmas, selling cards to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. Whether it is a lovely wooden toy, a scarf, some Divine chocolate or a beautifully carved wooden animal you can be sure to see something different in Set Fair 4 Trade.

The shop is well supported by volunteers from BFPC as well as other churches, who take a turn in helping to serve - something for which Jennie and David are grateful for!

Contacting Set Fair 4 Trade

Email Jennie and David and Set Fair 4 Trade at .

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