CRAF T FA I RS
HISTON HANDMADE
Histon welcomes back its showcase of handmade crafts and gifts on 30 November, when a line-up of 23 leading local designers will exhibit their wares at St Andrew’s Centre. The event is free to explore and brimming with excellent quality stalls, often attracting more than a thousand visitors. Gems to discover include pieces of jewellery by event founder Claire Howieson, prints and cards from Elizabeth Fraser, ceramics by Daniela Stief, glass by Jutta Robinson, collage from Emma Bennett (as pictured below), and decorative woodwork by Jeremy Nicholls. The event runs 12pm to 7pm. Search @histonhandmade on social media for more info
MILL ROAD WINTER FAIR
Perhaps the biggest community event in Cambridge alongside Strawberry Fair, Mill Road Winter Fair returns on 7 December. Closed to traffic from East Road to Coleridge Road, Cambridge’s famous street full of independent stores becomes home to more than 10,000 shoppers, people looking for good food (restaurants serve their food from the street) and entertainment from bands, singers, dance troupes and schools. There is also a host of activities just off Mill Road itself, and foodies in particular will head to the Gwydir Street car park, which is home to a plethora of food and drink stalls, offering the widest of choices. Expect to find craft and art stalls at the city end of the road and micro-music stages along the road, with some acts carrying on beyond the 4.30pm closing for the rest of the fair. The
fun starts at 10.30am. millroadwinterfair.org
Grantchester is always a lovely place to head at the weekend, for a stroll through the meadows, a pub lunch and a cake and cuppa at The Orchard tea rooms. But now you can add Christmas shopping to your list of things to do in this prettiest of villages, as the seventh annual Grantchester Art and Craft Christmas show comes to the village on 23 and 24 November. 15 local artists, craftspeople and makers – almost all of whom are local to Cambridgeshire and members of Cambridge Open Studios – who will be displaying and selling their wares, including Bex Burston with her kiln-fused glass and textiles, Janet Powell with her silver jewellery, Prue van der Hoorn’s silkpainting and Lizzy McCaughan with a range of screen- printed textiles. It’s a brilliant opportunity to find truly unique, handmade gifts for family and friends, and to support the work of local artists. Entry to the show is free, and there will be teas, coffees and plenty of yummy homemade cakes to restore you once you’ve shopped till you drop. The show takes place in Grantchester Village hall and runs from 10am to 5pm on each day. facebook.com/Grantchesterartsandcraftsshow GRANTCHESTER ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW
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