Christmas Fairs and Fair Gifts

Saturday 3 December Fair Christmas Fayre
12 - 7pm at the Salvation Army, 275 Oxford Street. The best ethical, eco and Fair Trade traders in one of the world’s shopping meccas. http://fairchristmasfayre.wordpress.com  

Saturday 3 December Parish Christmas Fair
12noon – 4pm at St Dominic's Priory

Monday 5 December Pax Christi Advent Service
7.30pm at St Aloysius Church Phoenix Road/Eversholt Street, NW1 1TA
Prayers, Readings and Carols for Peace
followed by an alternative Christmas Market in Maria Fidelis School
with goods from Peru & Bethlehem and from the Jesuit Refugee Service,
Christmas cards, mulled wine and mince pies and more!
Organised by Pax Christi 020 8203 4884 www.paxchristi.org.uk

Friday 9 December
Fairtrade Christmas Fayre 12 – 2pm at St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe EC4V 5DE
This church is in the City, but a Camden Fairtrade Network member is contributing Ethiopian coffee to this event which involves Christian Aid and JustShare, and wine and chocolate tasting.
http://www.standrewbythewardrobe.net/events

Saturday 10 December Designer Sale
10am - 6pm at St Mary's Primrose Hill 
Looking for inspiration this Christmas?
The Primrose Hill Designer Sale has fantastic gifts. 
From tableware to children’s wear, cushions to candlesticks,
silver jewellery to nearly new designer clothes and much, much more. 
This year, after a year's absence, there will again be a Traidcraft Stall.
Over 30 designers. Refreshments. £1 entrance. roddy@jogillingwater.co.uk

Card Aid 
See http://cardaid.co.uk/card-aid/our-shops In addition to cards and other Christmas items benefitting a variety of charities, some are this year selling Peace Oil produced in Israel by Jews, Arabs, Druze and Bedouin working together. (Based in Hampstead)

Camden outlets include Hampstead Community Centre and the old Hampstead Town Hall at Belsize Park, Hampstead Theatre at Swiss Cottage and the People's Supermarket in Lambs Conduit Street.

St Martin in the Fields is listed as "not a charity card shop" but they do have a good selection of Christmas cards with 10% going to a named charity and the rest benefitting the church's work in the heart of London.

Alternative gifts – available from CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Traidcraft & many other organisations!

Cards from Africa http://cardsfromafrica.com Christmas cards included in range of cards for all occasions. Handmade in Rwanda by and for people affected by AIDS and genocide.

Just Cards Direct http://www.justcardsdirect.com imports and sells handmade greetings cards from Africa and printed cards from around the world. The business was established in February 2007 and sells ‘just cards’ – meaning that they not only sell cards but that they also help to provide justice, dignity and hope for the disadvantaged.  

Updated 24/11/11