The much renowned Birchwood Christmas Market will make a welcome return on Thursday 12th December.
A host of market stalls will be selling their wares in the EngineRooms including:
3 Pugs Gin
Locally based, 3 Pugs Gin blend together 8 botanicals to create an exquisite craft Gin for your delight. Come and have a taste at their pop up bar and join the pug parade with a fabulous mini gift pack for that special someone (or yourself!).
Mug Run
It’s easy to enjoy good coffee without settling for instant! Mug Run are Rhyl based bijou coffee roasters, specialising in single origin coffees. Ethically and environmentally sound, this has only been sourced from farms and farming cooperatives in countries where coffee is ethically sourced. Come and sample the different roasts, or try your hand at grinding your own beans at home with their range of grinders and filters.
Carslake Tea
Our regular independent whole leaf tea specialist will be back once again with a fine selection of excellent quality teas. Come along and taste their range, and see their fantastic range of travel mugs, tea infusers and glass tea pots.
Lancashire Cheese Company
Award winning Lancashire Cheese Company will be back once again with a sensational range of cheese produced by JJ Sandham. Flavours include: Roasted onion & garlic, Flamin’ Eck, Chilli & Lime, Smoked Lancashire and the now famous, Pizza flavour!
Jessica Bakes-Well
An award-winning family fun company, that produces the tastiest artisan cookie mixes, using the finest ingredients, many of which are locally sourced. Unique gifts for all ages, each jar contains all the dry ingredients to make a perfect batch of homemade cookies, brownies, flapjacks and rocky road. Just add the wet ingredients! This year Jessica Bakes-Well have received SIX new Great Taste Awards, so join them in celebrating and try some of their delicious gluten free and vegan treats.
2Lips Florist
A local florist, creating stunning floral designs to suit all budgets and occasions.
Body Shop
Come and visit Greta and see what Christmas goodies she has on sale from the Body Shop!
Ma Lumiere Candles
Hand crafted products that don’t cost the earth. Ma Lumiere will be bringing a range of Soy Candles, Wax Melts, Reed Diffusers, Room Sprays, Hand & Body Lotion and Hand Soap – perfect for Christmas.
Dammaged Comics
Comic book writer Dave McCluskey will be joining us this year, creator of Interesting Tymes, The Few, Olf, Wooden Heart and Mirror Man. Dave has re-written some classic Christmas tales, completely in rhyme with beautiful illustrations. His books will make fantastic and unique gifts, come and have a read.
Odile and the Bijou Box
Beautiful contemporary silver jewellery. Rings, pendants, bangles, statement pieces which strike the balance between visible and discreet, precious and affordable, organic and elegant.
Papertown Crafts
Paper Town Children’s Craft Kits make getting creative with the kids easy and fun. The kits are handmade and packaged in brightly coloured bags, the kits include all the crafty bits and bobs you need as well as instructions with step by step photographs. All you need is a bit of glue or sticky tape and you can get crafting with the kids. Perfect for Christmas Eve boxes and stocking fillers.
Enjoy Live Music from:
Amy Fields
British born violinist Amy Fields, began the violin at the age of 7. With her father being a skilled pianist, she was surrounded by classical music from an early age and went on to train at two of the UK’s leading musical institutions – St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh and The Royal Northern College of Music where she was awarded scholarships and gained distinction in her Masters in solo performance degree in 2012.
The Lucky 15s
Whack fol the daddy-oh! Manchester Irish Band, The Lucky 15’s, sure know how to get things started. Combining tales of love and woe, bravery and despair, along with songs from all of the five major drinks groups: lager, cider, bitter, ale and stout.
The Big Crimble Pan will be serving up some delicious food.
Fun starts at 12noon.
