Press Release – for immediate distribution:
The British Family Fayre – A FREE Family Day Out Celebrating British Manufacturing & Production
The British Family Fayre is the ambitious brain child of James and Emily Bradshaw, who have hit the headlines consistently throughout the year for their project to survive, as a family, on only British goods and services.
The fayre, organised in just 3 months, brings together over 40 stalls by well known British brands around the country to celebrate just how great British manufacturing and farming is. The businesses themselves are coming to engage with families to tell their story in a fun and child friendly way. For example; Lush Cosmetics are giving a unique, hands-on and messy insight into making some of their products, Kings of Shaves will be giving the dads shaving demonstrations and the Derwent Pencil Company will be running workshops with world renowned children’s author and illustrator Shoo Rayner. Other workshops are provided by businesses from across the UK and in every sector of UK production, including; Cahoonas UK Ltd, Comins Tea House, Deltec Precision Audio, Doulton Drinking Water Filters, Ebac Ltd, Farrington’s Mellow Yellow, Gopack Ltd, Great British Sauce Co., Helen Gordon, Jacksons Fencing, Nelsons Brewery, Roadii Firegrills, Superstitchers , The Shave Doctor , Mr Singh’s Sauce, Tudor Oak , W Hamond & The Original Whitby Jet Shop.
As well as the interactive stalls there will also be a diverse range of entertainment from around the British Isles including; a welcome by Traditional Highland pipers, the 30+ strong members of the London Welsh Rugby Club Choir and an all British set by the phenomenal Rock Choir. The event is also supported by The National Farmers Union (NFU) who will be bringing their own fun, but educational, entertainment including animals and farm based activities aimed at entertaining the kids.
Additional to all of this, the event is all in a good cause and will be attended by The Prince’s Trust to celebrate 30 years helping young people in enterprise in the UK. The centre piece of this will be a live auction of products donated by British industry. This will include a British made Union flag signed by celebrities and eminent business people, such as Mayor of London – Boris Johnson.
With just a few weeks until the big day, they are still adding more to this fantastic line up. See the website to keep up to date – www.britishfamilyfayre.co.uk
Details:
British Family Fayre – 31st August 2013 from 11am until 6pm.
Entrance Price – FREE!
Squerryes Court, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1SJ. (25 miles from London, Junction 5 or 6 of the M25)
Website – www.britishfamilyfayre.co.uk
About the Bradshaws and their one family campaign to help British manufacturing…
In January 2013 the Bradshaws, a normal British family from a small town in Kent, started their New Year’s resolution, which sparked an unexpected chain of events. They set themselves the challenge that for one year they would see if it was possible for a family to live entirely on British goods and services. This simple act has generated national headlines, features on TV and international media attention. The family blog about their adventures buying only British on their website; www.britishfamily.co.uk.
The British Family would like to thank Lincoln West for their assistance in organising this great day.
James (34), Emily(29) and Lucan(3) are available for interview and comment as are the businesses and organisations involved. They appeal to the members of the press to help them make this event go off with a bang.
Contact: James Bradshaw – jbradshaw@london.com
Free press photos and resources are available for download here:
Download a pdf copy of this release here: PressRelease_BFFayrePromo
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Really looking forward to being part of this guys. Its going to be a fantastic day.
best of luck to them. I tried this years ago, it was hard then but looking at their blog , I can now source UK footware. so thanks.Sounds brilliant, alas I will not be able to attend, but I really wish I could. I wish you all the best.
Well done James Emily and Lucan for highlighting an issue that many of us have been very concerned about for years ie the relentless decline in the UK’s manufacturing base. This is not ‘protectionism’ but about having a sensible economically and environmentally sound balance between what we must import and what we can produce and manufacture here in the UK thereby ensuring we maintain and develop the technologies, skills and capability essential to our future economic stability. It is only by restoring our economic strength and therefore political strength in an increasingly competitive world that we can play our part in making the world a better place for future generations, not just in the UK, but globally.
We wish you every success and hope to be at your fantastic event and hope to be there ourselves.