Shake off those winter blues and join us as we kick off our 2023 events programme! Our first event of the year sees us heading to Blackwood Town Centre for its first ever Spring Fair!
A petting farm, funfair rides, children’s workshops, street theatre, birds of prey… These are just some of the things you’ll find at the Blackwood Spring Fair on Saturday 4th March! With a whole host of food and craft stalls, there’s something for everyone! So come along for a fun-filled family day out and a chance to support local businesses!
The event will be located on High Street, NP12 1AH, where there will be a road closure in place.
For trade space and general event enquiries, please email events@caerphilly.gov.uk.
This event supports #ChooseLocal to encourage support of and boosts to local businesses.
Afal y Graig Cider & Perry | Alcohol – Cider, applesecco, rosecco and pearsecco |
Ally’s Confectionary | Traditional sweets, Novelty Sweets & candy floss |
Baker Bears | Cupcakes, Cakesicles, Tray Bakes, Cookie pie, Cake Jars, Cookies |
Bath Soft Cheese Company Ltd | Organic Artisan Cheese |
Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa | Promoting Company |
Caerphilly Station Chiropractic Centre & Blackwood Chiropractic Centre | Promoting chiropractic care |
CCBC Caerphilly Cares | Information & Advice |
CCBC Community Regeneration | Free items & advice on employment support |
CCBC Foster Caerphilly | Handing out leaflets promoting fostering |
Chris Noonan | Handmade jewellery & accessories |
Crystal Crysalis | Real Crystals in all forms, such as towers, tumbles, carvings, spheres, keyrings, bracelets, necklaces, rings, etc, along with incense sticks and gift packs. |
Dazza’s Soft Whippy | Concession – Ice Cream, Lolly’s, slush, cold drinks, sweets & chocolate |
Dinky Donuts | Concession – Fresh Dinky Donuts, hot and cold drinks, Snowcones |
Doughnutters – Caerphilly | Doughnuts & handmade chocolate fillings and spreads |
Eleri’s Welshcakes | Homemade Welsh cakes in a variety of traditional and contemporary flavours. |
Falconry UK | Birds of prey static display |
Fine Food Lands Ltd | Olives, Turkish Delight, Baklava, Nuts |
Gem Trading | Furry bucket hats, bags, novelty ball and keychains, crazelines and novelties |
H & K Catering | Pre packed sweets, candy floss, popcorn |
Hancox’s Pies | Baked Goods |
Jan Baker Wellbeing & Holistic Health | All scented range – candles, wax melts, diffuser oils and jewellery |
Lee’s Ices | Concession – Ice Cream, ice lollies, slush, drinks |
Little Grandma’s Kitchen | Chutney, curd, preserves, marmalade, mustards, spreads and crackers |
Love Books with Lovelock | Usborne children’s books, Activity and gift packs with an Usborne book with them e.g. colour in bag, book, craft items and paint your own pottery in a bag plus gift bags with Usborne book, sensory items for toddlers and babies |
Mallows Bottling Limited | Alcohol – Charlie Parry’s range, Rummers Range, Mallows Range |
My Little Pest | Children’s hair accessories and jewellery – bracelets, necklaces rings, etc |
NHS WALES CARDIFF AND VALE | Information |
Olive Tree Treats | Brigadeiros (A Brazilian Sweet Truffle) |
Pasithea | Pebble pictures, slate hearts, acrylic art, essential oils & oil burners, incense cones / sticks, incense burners, bath bombs, scented candles. |
Pembrokeshire Chilli Farm | All sorts of chilli related products |
Rae’s Grace Cakes | Cup Cakes, Cake Slices, Tray Bake, Cookies |
Sarah Claire Crafts | Fabric gifts, headwear, and keyrings |
Sian’s Emporium | Health & beauty – soaps and bath bombs, crystals, fossils, wooden automata, and pet products |
Signore Twister | Concession – Hot Food – Potato twisters and soft drinks |
Snap Fitness Blackwood | |
Spirit of Wales Distillery | Alcohol – Bottled Spirits, Vodka, Gin, and Rum |
Stagecoach Bus | information on buses |
The Slime Factory | Slime Making Kits and accessories, slime making workshops |
Tracey’s Funky Faces | Face Painter |
Truth in a Trailer | Nothing on sale; we propose to distribute free Christian literature and other media; free tote bags with Bible verse |
Williams Brothers Cider | Alcohol – Cider, Perry, and Apple juice |
Time | Act |
All Day | Birds Of Prey |
All Day | Funfair |
All Day | Craft Workshops |
All Day | Stalls |
All Day | Giant Deckchair |
All Day | Petting Farm |
All Day | Giant Games |
All Day | Air Tatts |
All Day | Facepainting |
10.30 am | Stiltwalking Rugby Player (1) |
10.45 am | The Welcoming Committee (1) |
11.00 am | Magical Music Bike (1) |
11.15 am | Bubble Artist (1) |
11.30 am | Spring Chickens (1) |
12.00 pm | Stiltwalking Rugby Player (2) |
12.15 pm | The Welcoming Committee (2) |
12.30 pm – Near Wilkinson | Hula Hoop Street Show and ‘have a go’ workshops (1) |
12.45 pm | Bubble Artist (2) |
1.00 pm | Spring Chickens (2) |
1.15 pm | Magical Music Bike (2) |
1.30 pm | The Welcoming Committee (3) |
1.30pm – Near Wilkinson | Studio 54 Blackwood |
1.45 pm | Stiltwalking Rugby Player (3) |
2.00 pm | Bubble Artist (3) |
2.30 pm | Spring Chickens (3) |
2.45 pm | The Welcoming Committee (4) |
3.00 pm – Near Wilkinson | Hula Hoop Street Show and ‘have a go’ workshops (2) |
3.15 pm | Stiltwalking Rugby Player (4) |
3.30 pm | Magical Music Bike (3) |
3.45 pm | Bubble Artist (4) |
4.00 pm | The Welcoming Committee (5) |
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus.
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