It's that time again! Join us for an evening of celebration and community fun.After our plans for a Saturday event have been rearranged due to massive storms two years in a row we’ve decided to listen to Mother Nature and hold another cosy night market – we hope you’ll join us!
✨ What: An evening of warm and welcoming festive fun, in collaboration with the Eco Market Collective
📅 When: Wednesday, December 10th, 5pm–8pm.
💚 Where: Railway Gardens, end of Adeline Street, Splott
🆓 Is it free to come in? Definitely!
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🍷 Food and Drink...
You’ll find hot food options from Mammi Maggie, with West African specialities, and Seal and Bear Cafe
The SAFE Foundation will be offering sustainably sourced coffee, hot chocolate, and more from Betty the Bus.
The Railway Gardens team will be serving up steaming mulled wine and non-alcoholic spiced apple to raise funds for the project – please bring your own cup if you can! Plus we’ll have a tasty cake stall.
Or grab yourself a drink from the Bike Bar!
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🎁 Ethical Winter Market...
This year our friends at the wonderful EcoMarket Collective are planning a market packed with independent and local ethical and sustainable traders. See our blog for the full list: https://greensquirrel.co.uk/christmas25/
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🎶 Things to do...
5:15 -6pm: Snuggle up for cosy winter tales with storyteller Tamar Eluned Williams
6:30 – 7pm: Carolling with Songbirds Choir
7pm: Join the Snow Queen for a magical journey through the songs and stories of Christmas
7:30pm: Community Christmas Singalong! Join Thoby to belt out your favourite Christmas classics
Plus all evening...
Tunes from DJ Grooveslave
Make a traditional foraged kissing bunch to decorate your home (by donation)
Drop in to the toy, game, and book exchange to find a treat!
Plus keep an eye out for a special visit from the Mari Lwyd!
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🧸 Toy, game, and book swap
This is a great chance to have a clearout before Christmas and to pick up some free gifts and treats! This is a ‘bring what you have, take what you need’ event so everything is free! We do ask everyone to follow a few guidelines when deciding what to bring:
👍 Yes please:
Working toys with all their parts and pieces
Clean cuddly toys
Children’s books
Jigsaw puzzles with all of their pieces
Craft sets or supplies in useable condition
Board games suitable for any age
Outdoor toys – if it’s something larger (like a play house or a slide) please bring a picture of it with details of when and how it can be collected, or email a picture and details to [email protected]
👎 No thank you
Broken, damaged, or dirty items – please don’t bring anything you wouldn’t be happy to receive yourself
Jigsaw puzzles or games with pieces missing
Magazines
Used sticker, puzzle or activity books
Baby equipment (car seats, bottles etc)
Any items that aren’t toys, children’s books, or board games.
You can drop items off with us on:
Tuesday 2nd, 9:30am – 2:30pm
Wednesday 3rd, 9:30am – 4:30pm
Thursday 4th, 9:30 – 3:30pm
Friday 5th, 10:30am – 12:30pm
Tuesday 2nd, 9:30am – 2:30pm
Or on the day! Any time from 10am
Please don’t leave items outside of our gates as they are likely to get damaged – or we might get in trouble with Cardiff council for flytipping!
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🌍 Sustainability
It’s really important to us that this event treads lightly on our planet.
Here’s what we do to make sure the Winter Fair is sustainable:
We print all promo material on recycled and recyclable material, and make sure we don’t print more than we need.
For big events like this we can’t use real crockery so we choose sustainable single use items and we compost every single cup that’s used.
We work with the Eco Market collective to choose traders who use reclaimed and sustainable materials.
We choose sustainable materials for our crafts, including carefully foraging for any greenery used. We are a glitter free zone!
We ensure all leftover toys from the swap go to a good home.
How you can help:
If possible please do bring your own reusable mug, beaker, bowl or cutlery for food and drink. We have an outdoor sink with hot water where you can wash things up before going home.
Please look out for our special bins for compostable cups etc so we can keep those out of landfill.
Please don’t smoke or vape on site, and please put cigarette butts into the bin on the front gate – we keep finding butts in beds and plant pots after big events and it’s a bit grotty!
Event Venue
Railway Gardens Community Site, CF24 2BH Cardiff, United Kingdom, Railway Gardens, Adeline Street, Cardiff, CF24 2, United Kingdom
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