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Each week, on a Wednesday, for two hours, you can enjoy refreshments, buy fresh local produce, fair trade groceries, and browse through a book exchange. Throughout the year, special themed events are held to mark the passing of the seasons.
The Country Market Stall sells bread, home-made cakes, biscuits, pies and jam, alongside summer produce from Crosthwaite gardens; tomatoes, salads, vegetables, fruit and plants. You can order fish from a local supplier, for collection the following week. At Christmas the table is groaning with Christmas puddings, chocolates and other home-made delights. Whilst at the Exchange you can buy from a wide range of groceries and confectionery on the Traidcraft Stall; tea, coffee, cocoa and hot chocolate, sugar, muesli, jams and honey, pasta and rice, olive oil, dried fruit, as well as a selection of chocolate and nuts. Buy Traidcraft products and you help fight poverty through trade.
Every week toys are available for young children to play with. During school holidays we have an exciting craft table where children of all ages can take part in a number of craft activities, including puppet making and glass painting.
-------- DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 17th March ST PATRICK'S DAY - dress up in green! Irish goodies to taste
(Porter cake with Guinness and Spotted Puppies!) The Exchange Newsletter.Take a look at The Crosthwaite Exchange Newsletter and from there you can download and print your own copy (.pdf file). February's Newsletter is out now! Neat Feet are at the Exchange to see to all your foot care needs for every other week from 17th March. Liz and Dave are extending their hours from January 2010 to accommodate all of you who have discovered what brilliant footcare specialists they are! Bookings at the Exchange for their services will start at 12.30. The Exchange itself will still only open from 2 -4pm. (1pm on the first Wednesday of the month for lunch) Click HERE to see what Action with Communities in Cumbria (ACT) (formerley Voluntary Action Cumbria (VAC)) think about our Exchange in their publication - "The Exchange at Crosthwaite - A Guide to Establishing an Exchange in your area.
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