The Christmas Eco Fair
12/02/2009
Christmas Shopping with a clear conscience
The 2009 Eco Fair at the Royal Geographical Society 4/5/6 December
FREE ENTRY
Come along and browse! Lots of gorgeous and interesting stalls across the whole ground floor of the Royal Georgraphical Society at The Christmas Eco Fair. Bustle free!
The first ever Christmas Eco Fair at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) will offer a great opportunity to buy Christmas presents with an ethical edge. Expect to see a wide range of contemporary, eco-friendly and quirky products from all over the world ranging from designer luxury to pocket money purchases…
Be sure to include a beaded pin from the PIN Project on your stocking filler list – for only £2.50 you can help to support the future of one of the many children orphaned by HIV in Southern Africa. Eco goodies include palm leaf tableware and organic cosmetics, clothing includes luxury beautifully designed alpaca woollens and scarves knitted by British knitters as well as a wide range of jewellery which includes fair-trade and many products which are recycled.
With free entry this is also the ideal excuse to take a peek inside the Royal Geographical Society’s beautiful building including the historic map room, as well as the opportunity to discover some fantastic and ethical goodies. The RGS main entrance is on Exhibition Road, Kensington – at the Kensington Gore end.
The Christmas Eco Fair. is free to visit and open to all from Saturday 5 December 9.30am– 5pm and Sunday 6 December 10am – 4pm and refreshments will be available. The Friday night preview is open to members only.
The Eco Fair will also feature a FREE children’s eco puppet theatre at 2pm on Sat 5 December when Theatre Rotto, one of the UK’s most inspiring puppet companies, will perform their show FOREST OF FABLES. An unravelling of ancient tales from Aesop brought to life with puppets, music and the imagination – the show has an underlying green thread and all the puppets are created from recycled materials / no booking required.
