Wrest Park Craft & Design Festival

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Event type: Craft Fair Date start: 28 Aug 2010 Date end: 30 Aug 2010 Event website: http://romorexhibitions.co.uk/wpark_crafts.html Venue: Wrest Park Address: Wrest Park, Silsoe County: Bedfordshire Postcode: MK45 4HR Contact Name: Anthony Rose Contact Phone Number: 01234 345725 Contact E-Mail: desk@romorexhibitions.co.uk

Description Wrest Park Craft & Design Festival, Bedfordshire. Traditional classic skills & contemporary design led crafts at one major event in a stunning setting. Every craft exhibitor designs and makes every item on display so visitors are not only able to purchase unique products but can talk to the person who made it – and even commission special pieces. Nothing here is bought in or ‘handcrafted’ in factories! Many of the designer-makers and craft-workers demonstrate their skills, giving visitors an insight into the skills required to create such quality items. However, such skilfully created work does not need to be expensive – there is something for everyone and every pocket. The value is found in the skill and imagination that goes into the creation of each item. Favourite regulars will be there but there are many new exhibitors this year. As well as the designer-makers selling their work Romor Exhibitions arrange for demonstrations of more unusual rural and traditional craft skills. Many of these are dying skills and as such are a very popular feature of the Festival – older visitors reminisce on their grandparents who were familiar with some of these skills and younger ones learn to appreciate the use of hands and simple tools to create items – without computers, machinery or technology! For more information see Romor Exhibitions website (above)