We’re still riding high on the success of our first fair of the year last week. The weather was glorious, the stallholders in good spirits and the customers, lovely as ever. The outside event space at HEART proved a real hit with everyone, and gave us a brilliant, well ventilated, COVID-safe place to meet ourContinue reading “Christmas Fair Applications Now Open”
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Summer is here and so is Design@HEART!
It’s been a long time coming we know, but finally we can have a real life, in the flesh art and craft fair. The weather forecast is looking fabulous, and our stallholders are getting ready. Come and join us at HEART (Bennett Road, Leeds LS6 3HN) on Saturday for a lovely day of local artisanContinue reading “Summer is here and so is Design@HEART!”
Are you Craft Fair-Ready?
Art and Craft Fairs are happening again! It might be your first time having a stall at a fair, or you might just be a bit rusty after the year we’ve had. So time to polish up those stallkeeping skills. You’ve put so much work into designing your products, and maybe your logo, and yourContinue reading “Are you Craft Fair-Ready?”
HEART10 Celebrations
This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the opening of the Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre: the wonderful venue we use for all our events. HEART is a community venture set up by the Headingley Development Trust in 2011. It occupies the former Headingley Primary School in the heart of Headingley. 2021 will see aContinue reading “HEART10 Celebrations”
Summer Art!
Art & Craft Fair, Saturday 12th June 2021 It is with great pleasure that I can now announce our summer fair. Yes, an actual, in real life, fair. I have just got back from a visit to our venue, the HEART Centre in Headingley, where they have installed a marquee which will fulfill COVID safetyContinue reading “Summer Art!”
New Year, New Events, New Look!
Well, the world may be going to hell in a handcart, but here at Design@HEART we have plenty to look forward to in 2021. For starters, we have set a date for our Christmas Fair and we’re going to take a punt and say it will happen. So, get your diaries out and mark SaturdayContinue reading “New Year, New Events, New Look!”
Virtual Fair
https://www.facebook.com/groups/designatheartvirtualchristmasfair We’ve gone live! We are taking our fair online this year, and from today til the end of November our stallholders will be adding listings to our Facebook selling group. So rather than take to the big online stores for your Christmas shopping, why not get your friends and family something original and uniqueContinue reading “Virtual Fair”
Going Online for 2020
It’s with a heavy heart that we’ve decided to cancel Design@HEART this year. It just wasn’t going to be possible to present our usual standard of fair with all the restrictions and rules that the venue have to abide by. But the good news is that we are going to take it all on lineContinue reading “Going Online for 2020”
Coronvirus Pandemic
I wanted to give you a quick update about what measures I’ve put in place to reassure you with regards to the Coronvirus Pandemic. I know we’re all in limbo at the moment, and it’s difficult to make plans and commit resources to future events when we don’t know what’s round the corner. And thatContinue reading “Coronvirus Pandemic”
Business as usual?
…. Well, almost! As we get through our second week in lockdown, it seems like every day we’re hearing of another event being cancelled. Earlier in the week it was the Potternewton Carnival. My heart sank. Of course it was inevitable, and of course it had to happen. To all the organisers and crewsContinue reading “Business as usual?”
