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”
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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?”
ferox et ferus
Lucy is bringing ferox et ferus back to Design@HEART. Her colourful clothing and accessories for children were very popular last year. I started making things for my children when I struggled to find clothing that they liked on the highstreet. They wanted bright, fun clothes in colours other than just blue and pink, so IContinue reading “ferox et ferus”
Badgers Garden
Shoppers at Design@HEART have been enjoying Badgers Garden pickles and chutneys for the last few years, and we’re happy to tell you they’re back again this year. But did you know how they got their name? Here’s Jo to explain: We used to have a naughty dog called Badger and if ever he didn’t comeContinue reading “Badgers Garden”
Saltaire Soap
It’s a while since we’ve had a soap making at Design@HEART and so we’re really pleased to be welcoming Fiona Smith of Saltaire Soap and her environmentally friendly, skin friendly products. I began making soap more than ten years ago, because skin problems since childhood made it hard for me to use commercially-produced scentedContinue reading “Saltaire Soap”
