Visionary Soap are an incredible company, making beautiful soap (and lip balms, body butters and bath melts!). Led by Monica Norley, Visionary Soap are a pioneering body care company; their care and commitment to all the people involved in the supply chain is exemplary; and an inspiration to fairandfunky. ALL their products carry the […]
Continue reading »Need a little light in your life? Well look no further, because our “Product of the Week” this week is this stunning set of Fairtrade String of Lights. These lights are beautifully hand crafted using traditional methods, by villagers from a fairly trading group, based in the North of Thailand. All materials used to […]
Continue reading »The fairandfunky mission statement is “empowering people to take their own steps to change the world.” We work hard to empower people of all ages. Each and every one of us has the power to make a positive difference in the world around us: locally and globally. Through our workshops, our events and our […]
Continue reading »We’re ready for the Christmas rush here at fairandfunky HQ, and have had LOADS of new and exciting products delivered just in time, including this great range of bamboo products which are our “Product of the Week” this week! The new bamboo range is made up of a Bamboo Platter, Mini Bamboo Bowls and […]
Continue reading »It’s time for a spot of stylish recycling with our latest “Product of the Week” this week, which is or series of Cheese Boards, Lemon Boards and Spoon Rests, made from recycled glass bottles! Made in Shropshire, these unique boards are made from recycled glass bottles, such as wine, gin and champagne, which are […]
Continue reading »The fairandfunky Product of the Week this week is our Recycled Cement Cosmetic Case and Wash Bag. This toilet bag is unique to say the least. Made using recycled cement bags, which have been collected, washed and cleverly transformed into a sturdy holder for your toiletries and cosmetics, it is strong, durable and waterproof. […]
Continue reading »We are delighted to have another guest blog this week from Jack, a recycling expert. Jack has been to a number of fairandfunky workshops, has led debates on recycling at school, and often shows his recycled masterpieces off via his Mum’s twitter! We spotted the ghoulish tweet over the weekend and asked Jack to share […]
Continue reading »During One World Week we are hosting a series of guest blogs from people and organisations who work to make a difference in the world; people who connect communities through trade, and through friendship. The theme for One World Week 2013 is “More than enough?” Our challenge to our bloggers was show how we […]
Continue reading »During One World Week we are hosting a series of guest blogs from people and organisations who work to make a difference in the world; people who connect communities through trade, and through friendship. The theme for One World Week 2013 is “More than enough?” Our challenge to our bloggers was show how we […]
Continue reading »During One World Week we are hosting a series of guest blogs from people and organisations who work to make a difference in the world; people who connect communities through trade, and through friendship. The theme for One World Week 2013 is “More than enough?” Our challenge to our bloggers was show how we […]
Continue reading »During One World Week we are hosting a series of guest blogs from people and organisations who work to make a difference in the world; people who connect communities through trade, and through friendship. The theme for One World Week 2013 is “More than enough?” Our challenge to our bloggers was show how we […]
Continue reading »During One World Week we are hosting a series of guest blogs from people and organisations who work to make a difference in the world; people who connect communities through trade, and through friendship. The theme for One World Week 2013 is “More than enough?” Our challenge to our bloggers was show how we […]
Continue reading »During One World Week we are hosting a series of guest blogs from people and organisations who work to make a difference in the world; people who connect communities through trade, and through friendship. The theme for One World Week 2013 is “More than enough?” Our challenge to our bloggers was show how we […]
Continue reading »At fairandfunky we are starting a new feature on our blog, which will appear each week, consisting of insight, detail and stories surrounding our latest “Product of the Week”. To kick us off, we have a very exciting product we’re sure you will all be after… fairandfunky are excited to announce that we now […]
Continue reading »The Fairtrade Supporters Conference, held in London at the weekend, was a wake up call. With inspirational words from James Mwai from Fairtrade Africa and Renwick Rose from WINFA, we were left in no doubt that we are being challenged to stand taller, shout louder, and be stronger. Fairtrade is one of the ways […]
Continue reading »This week sees the launch of the first ever BAFTS (The British Association for Fair Trade Shops and Suppliers) week, so we asked Kathryn Sygrove, the Marketing and Membership Coordinator at BAFTS what is was all about: “BAFTS (The British Association for Fair Trade Shops and Suppliers) is delighted to announce its first ever […]
Continue reading »We are launching a children’s recycling competition in conjunction with the fairandfunky family food day on 22nd September. If you are 12 years and under – have a go at creating your very own fairandfunky feast using recycled materials on a paper plate. Bring it along on the day (to Holmfirth Market) and the […]
Continue reading »The fairandfunky family food day on 22nd September is the final fringe event for the Holmfirth Food and Drink Festival. It celebrates local and ethical organisations, each stall offering something different; celebrating individuality and independent businesses. We are delighted that the market will be FULL of stalls, and all will be entertained by live […]
Continue reading »We know we sell a range of brilliant fair and funky products; things we love that are either fair trade, recycled or organic or sometimes all three! So, we were delighted to receive this review of one of our bestsellers: the recycled cement laptop bag, from Janet Bebb, of Social Progress fame: “Around this time […]
Continue reading »This Summer we have done our first ever blog swap with Jen from My Make Do and Mend Year! Read our blog, on her site here, but for now, read all about it from Jen: “How exciting is this?! A real live blog swap, with the lovely ladies at fairandfunky too. As I […]
Continue reading »Schools out for Summer! Wondering what to do? Join us at one of our fairandfunky SCRAPtastic workshops for creative fun using recycled materials. Each and every fairandfunky workshop creates wonderful creations from junk to get children thinking about the world around them and teach them how to take their little steps to change the […]
Continue reading »The lovely hot weather has made us wish we were by the sea again! And, last month, that is just where we were: in Southend-on-Sea. Back in October we met members of the Southend High School For Boys Fairtrade Council at the Fairtrade Foundation Supporters Conference; sharing ideas and inspiration at the “Engaging […]
Continue reading »We have been twittering on about GIANT postcards recently so thought we’d update our blog with an explanation! We have collaborated with Holmfirth Arts Festival on a new series of exciting recycling workshops, entitled “Holmfirth Driftwood”. All our workshops encourage participants to have a sense of place in the world; to think about […]
Continue reading »Keighley is the latest town in Yorkshire working to achieve Fairtrade Town status. This comes after Yorkshire was declared the very first Fairtrade Region earlier this year. Read our blog about that here! Involving schools is key to a successful application for Fairtrade Town Status so fairandfunky were invited to join in and deliver […]
Continue reading »One of our inspirational suppliers includes a company called Turtle Bags, who supply us with a series of unique herb and vegetable planters, which are produced by the Women’s Uplift Program in Bangladesh. The concept of Turtle Bags was, believe it or not, inspired by Turtles: these ancient creatures were around on the planet […]
Continue reading »You can never have too many ideas to keep little fingers busy in the holidays, so we welcome Ali from Kids Chaos to the blog! Ali runs her own ethical marketing company, and is proud mum to two little boys, who won’t throw ANYthing away, and like to do a LOT of junk modelling. This […]
Continue reading »On 9th March 2013 at Holmfirth Market Hall, an idyllic location famous for being home to the long running television comedy series ‘Last of The Summer Wine’, fairandfunky organised and facilitated a Fairtrade Family Funday. This marked the end of Fairtrade Fortnight and the achievement of Yorkshire Fairtrade, in becoming the first UK county to […]
Continue reading »We are delighted to welcome Team Pugh to the guest blog. Shopping local and changing the world! Hello – we are Team Pugh! We are made up of Ian, Becksie and little Lizzie! We are just ‘ordinary’ folk who like most other ‘ordinary’ folk thought that we could never change the world! We enjoy […]
Continue reading »If you can’t get to one of our Easter SCRAPtastic workshops over the next two weeks….here’s one of our little simple upcycling crafts you can do at home: First of all collect together a selection of old bits and pieces: old birthday cards, beads, buttons, odds and ends; along with an old video […]
Continue reading »This is what two of our customers (Angela and her son) have to say about the wonderful Visionary Soap Bath Melts: “This bath melt is just about perfect. As a lover of all things rose scented it’s always a worry that new products can smell either too strong or too artificial. Not in this […]
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