Bedwlwyn Road and Oakfield Street, Ystrad Mynach, CF82 7AB
CF82 7AA
Wrap up warm and get ready for the Christmas season to kick off as the Ystrad Mynach Winter Food & Craft Fair comes to town on Saturday 18th November 2023!
This year’s Ystrad Mynach Winter Food & Craft Fair is set to bring a Christmas sparkle throughout the town centre on Saturday 18th November and Gelligaer Community Council are hosting a Santa’s Grotto so don’t forget your Christmas list!
The Ystrad Mynach Winter Food & Craft Fair will give you an opportunity to start your Christmas shopping early with a fantastic selection of approximately 30 food and craft stalls, which will run through the length of the town selling beautiful gifts from Christmas decorations and jewellery to tasty bakes and traditional festive treats.
A few small children’s funfair rides will be dotted around the town, with a feast of festive characters roaming the event site to keep the whole family entertained. A community stage with festive performances from local schools, choirs, bands and singers will also help to get everyone in the Christmas spirit.
As well as the stalls and entertainment, there’s a great range of independent town centre shops that the town has to offer. Grab your shopping bags and come along to join in the festive fun from 9am until 5pm!
The fair is also host to the magical Gelligaer Community Council Christmas Light Switch on at 5pm.
This event is completely FREE!
For further information, please email events@caerphilly.gov.uk.
This event is organised by Caerphilly County Borough Council and supported by Gelligaer Community Council.
Some of the activities you’ll find at the Ystrad Mynach Winter Food & Craft Fair include:
Birds of prey
Donkey Petting
Face painting
Funfair rides
Gelligaer Community Council’s Annual Light Switch-On
♀️ Hair braiding
Make-and-Take Craft Workshops
Santa’s Grotto
Street theatre performances
A stage area will be created on Siloh Square for local community choirs, singers, groups and schools to perform! Here are the acts you’ll find performing throughout the day:
| Time | Entertainer |
| 9:00am – 9:30am | Lewis Girls’ School Senior Choir |
| 9:40am – 10:10am | Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Allta |
| 10:20am – 10:50am | Ystrad Mynach Primary School |
| 11:00am – 11:30am | Ysgol Penalltau |
| 11:40am – 12:10pm | Ystrad Mynach Male Voice Choir |
| 12:20pm – 12:50pm | Cefn Hengoed Ladies’ Choir |
| 1:00pm – 1:30pm | RecRock – Adults |
| 1:40pm – 2:10pm | RecRock – Young People |
| 2:20pm – 2:50pm | The Melody Makers |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm | Llancaeach Junior Choir |
| 3:40pm – 4:50pm | Oakdale Silver Band |
| 4:50pm – 5:00pm | Gelligaer Community Council’s Annual Light Switch-On |
| Hot Food / Drink | |
| Company Name | All Products on Sale |
| Ringo’s Dirty Diner | Burgers, hot dogs & fries |
| Dinky Donuts | Fresh Dinky Donuts, hot and cold drinks, Snowcones |
| Signore Twister | Potato twisters and soft drinks |
| Williams Brothers Cider | Mulled cider |
| Food, Drink, Craft, Information pitches – take home products | |
| Company Name | All Products on Sale |
| Ackermando | All children’s toys have UKCA & CE marking – Soft Toys, Wooden toys, Wall art, Hoodies,T-shirts, Christmas tree ornaments |
| Ally’s Confectionary | Traditional sweets, Novelty Sweets & candy floss |
| Bow Addict | Hair clips, bands, bows & bobbles |
| CCBC Caerphilly Cares | Advice and information relating to Cost of Living and general Council support services |
| CCBC Waste Management / Recycling Team | Free food recycling bins and information on food waste |
| Charity Link – OBO – Dogs Trust | Fundraisers will invite people to become direct debit donors for our ‘Sponsor a Dog / Puppy / Nurse’ campaigns. |
| Charlie B’s | Dog Items |
| Charly’s Braids | Hair braids |
| 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. |
| Doughnutterie | Bakery selection of gourmet doughnuts |
| Eleri’s Welshcakes | Homemade Welsh cakes in a variety of traditional and contemporary flavours. |
| Falconry UK | Birds of prey static display |
| Forever Fudge | Over 37 flavours of handmade fudge, peanut brittle, nougat, and cinder toffee |
| Gelligaer Community Council | Promotional Items |
| Gem Trading | Furry bucket hats, bags, novelty ball and keychains, crazelines and novelties |
| Gin Lizzy | Locally sourced beer and cider gift packs for consumption offsite and on-site mulled wine and cider. |
| Hancox’s Pies | Pies |
| House of Wax | Vegan friendly bath bombs, shower melts, bath salts foot soaks, soya wax melts candle natural toilet cleaner gift set |
| Karen’s Bookshop in Partnership with Usborne | Usborne children books jigsaws board games and snap cards |
| Little Grandma’s Kitchen | Chutney, curd, preserves, marmalade, mustards, spreads, and crackers |
| Llangattock Apiaries | Honey and beeswax related products |
| Mrs Boss Wales | Laser engraved gifts and homeware, using materials of wood, metal & slate |
| My Little Pests | Children’s hair accessories and jewellery – bracelets, necklaces rings, etc |
| 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 |
| RNLI | Signing up members of the RNLI via direct debit, and distribution of safety messages and youth safety messages for drowning prevention and water safety. Giving out respect the water safety materials and free gifts |
| RSPB Cymru | RSPB give the public the opportunity to support the RSPB via monthly donations, as well as pin badges with suggested donation. |
| Simply Christmas Ltd | Christmas Decorations |
| Steve’s Engraving | Hand Engraving , sunglasses , Bucket Hats , Scarves , gloves (House of Tweed) LED flashing products for nighttime events |
| Teddy Eva Scents Ltd | Wax melts, reed diffusers, candles, room sprays, and general home fragrance items |
| The Slime Factory | Slime Making Kits and accessories, slime making workshops |
| The Wire Room | Wire words, wire Christmas decorations, wire art, wire dog lead holders, wire medal holders, wire Christmas cards |
| Tracey’s Funky Faces | Face Painting |
| Tudor Brewery | Alcohol – Real Ale, gift packs of beers |
| Ty Hafan | To promote and generate interest in Ty Hafan the children’s hospice in Sully |
| Williams Brothers Cider | Ciders, Perry, Apple juice and Mulled Cider |
Click the images below to see a full copy of the Residents and Retailers’ Notice.
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This project is part-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.
