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Jackie’s Leathercraft
Leather goods including belts, bags, keyrings and other hand made items and candle holders and items made from antler

Email: Jackiebroomfield3@btinternet.com
Call: 01425 674997 / 07973934659

Tracie Bears

Bears, I make a variety of bears in various fabrics from large to small. Also available are handmade gifts

                            WEBSITE            Email: enquiries@traciebears.co.uk       

BeeWrap UK

Award winning beeswax wraps, reuseable make up wipes, and other handmade eco products. recycled wool and cotton blankets and throws

          WEBSITE    -    Email: dogdelights@googlemail.com

Gekko Art

Expressive watercolour paintings by wildlife artist Sandi Mower. Original paintings, prints, stationery, homewares and gifts you'll want to keep!  

         WEBSITE        

Hats Period

Bespoke Headwear for the discerning festival goer

WEBSITE       Email:  jane@hatsperiod.co.uk

Bagz n Bitz
Fairtrade and fairly traded clothing form Nepal, India & Thailand. Festival bags, hats, jewellery & accessories. Worthwhile children's gifts from around the world, all priced at £2. Hand made driftwood and reclaimed timber designs.
                             
WEBSITE   -    stubail@hotmail.com

Hippydashery
Short run clothing, textiles, craft supplies and haberdashery supporting the ethos of slow fashion, shop small and support independent businesses.

We try to find beautiful things that have a happy history. All our items are fairly traded, ethically sourced from small suppliers in Nepal, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand.

Hippydashery specialises in haberdashery, textiles, clothes and craft items.

Based near Lymington in the beautiful New Forest. You can find us online or in a field. I hope you find lots of things you like! Fairly traded, ethically sourced, handmade, quality

WEBSITE     Email: contact@hippydashery.co.uk

Off The Beach ‘n Track  
Driftwood art and mobiles, material doorstops, lavender products, home accessories, summer hats and throws/towels

FACEBOOK

Simply Incensed
Treasures of the earth, rock and crystals; sensory overload with far-eastern throws and incense, essential oils, huge section of herbs, sage for smudging, oudh for burning, palo santo, cedar. Ponchos from India to keep you cozy on the cool evenings, hats, Nemesis goods stocked here...fair trade, sustainably sourced goodies to assail your senses, the list goes on.            

Eva Pollard Glass Design

Glass art, homewards and jewellery.

You can also follow me on social media @evaglassdesign on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.           WEBSITE

Peter Symonds


Tea, Coffee & Toasties


Rural Pizza Company

Wood fired stone baked pizza cooked in a large trailer wood fired oven.Offering meat and vegetarian option pizzas and garlic bread.

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We have a lot of loyal traders that have supported our festival year on year with many that have been with us from the beginning.
Here are our 2023 traders and we will let you know of any changes.

Leon's Vegetarian Food Stall

Home made vegan (a v little vegetarian) savouries (eg nut roast) and salads, curries and rice, rice and beans, some desserts. All wholefood, some foraged

                          WEBSITE

Pakora Pod

Indian style street food which is gluten free, nut free and vegan.Much of the vegetables are from local growers

                                         FACEBOOK  

Silver Art

I make hand made pure silver jewellery from recycled silver (from x-rays and photographic equipment). Each piece is unique

WEBSITE              Email: Lisa.bee@post.com

Candy Designs

Handmade by Trish, waistcoats, ties, cravats,dungarees, trousers, children shirts and dungarees.Homeware designed and manufactured by Mustard & Gray

WEBSITE   -      email: zt.candydesigns@gmail.com

Tools For Self Reliance
Tools For Self Reliance will be offering second-hand tools, power tools, sewing machines and haberdashery items, all refurbished to a high-quality, so all will be ready to use when you get home. Fantastic bargains for all!

Telephone 02380 86 96 97 -  Email info@tfsr.org -   WEBSITE - Regd Charity no. 280437

Vio-Glyn
Hand made Violins - You are welcome to see and try out a rich variety of handmade violin styles and types………including the extraordinary, unique, “Vio-5”  A revolutionary new concept in 5 string violins, try one if you dare!

WEBSITE    Email: vioglyn@btinternet.com    Call: 01980 624833,  

Jim Goodland
Come and visit local thatcher Jim and see his large
retro collection that brings back so many good memories of bygone times.   
Local people may remember his Dad, Norman Goodland who was a regular on BBC Radio Solent and often seen selling his books at The New Forest Show.

Mandy Goodland - Simply Rewired
Wire sculptures and ironwork.

WEBSITE     Email: jeremygoodland267@btinternet.com

Call 01794 322027 for special commissions

Huxley Sticks

Demonstration of walking stick manufacture with history and explanation/education of timber use different horn/antler uses and use of tools. Plus a selection of finished coppice products (sourced from Dorset coppice – Motcombe & Piddles Wood North Dorset) and sawn timber hand made products sourced from a south west sawmill.  
                                       FACEBOOK   -  Email: arg.huxley@uwclub.net

Book Worm Abroad & Mystic Mackerel Marvrlous Tees

New and quality used books and cds (most genres in both) and individual items of clothing, many music related books including how to play and what to play. Small selection of complementary sundries such as fans. Personally designed and produced vinyl heat pressed t-shirts.

                 WEBSITE     -       Email: janet_bookworm@btinternet.com

Folk Festival - Merchandise & Artists Sales
Visit our merchandise tent which is next to the food tent for Tee-Shirts, Sweat Shirts, Programmes, Caps, Mugs and more.
You will also find Artists CD’s and their own mechandise sold here plus they are mostly around after their performance to sign autographs.                          

The Folk Festival Beer Tent
Our festival bar with lots of outdoor seating that overlooks the stage is the hub where you can catch up with friends and chat over a pint of real ale or Somerset Cider. We also do lager and wine as well as soft drinks.

Our main supplier is Wadworth with their classics such as 6X and Horizon and more as well as the very local Downton Brewery serving Honey Blonde, New Forest ale and festival favourite New forest folk festival ale - virtually hangover free, or so we are told……

Expect some great things from JJ's cider. The firm favourite is rhubarb and you will be happy to hear that we have increased our order so hopefully you won't drink us dry again.

CHILDRENS AREA

Here you will find various things going on to entertain the children including World Life’s Exotic creature encounters. Anything new for 2024 will be added here.

John Row Storyteller
John is a familiar figure at festivals from East Anglia to Texas. He looks after the storytelling tent on the Kids Field at Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk Festival plus Cropredy and much more.
His repertoire includes wonder tales like ‘Grandfather All Know’, ‘Mossycoat’, ‘Kate Crackernuts’ and ‘The Golden Ram’ as well as humorous children’s stories like ‘Lazy Jack’ and ‘The Old Woman and the Pig’.

A veteran performer at village and community days he collects his own audiences and holds them spellbound with his stories. At festivals listeners return year after year to hear him.  
                                                     FACEBOOK     -    Email: john@johnrow.com

Nikaboo Face Painting Fun

Professional Face and Body Painting

Glitter Tattoos

Festival Glitters

Handmade Face Jewels  
Email: nikaboo50@yahoo.com                                      

Nick Hooper Design
I hand screen print our own all-over designs on to cotton t-shirts and clothing, organic where possible.  They’re unique images, crafted on home produced screens and using water-based inks. Artwork is by my daughter Katy Hooper and myself. Made in England and sold at a fair price. “Zimbabalooba” climbing, outdoor and fun trousers and tops, Dyed, printed and sewn all by hand in Africa.

Also selling:

Hand woven clothes, hats and bags, bought “fair trade” by me, directly from the weavers in Guatemala and Ecuador
                        Email: Nickhooper54321@gmail.com   WEBSITE

Wellow Spinners

Our local group of spinners demonstrating spinning with 'have a go'.  

Our late mother Pat Curtis was a long standing member and absolutely loved going out to shows with the group and chatting with people.

Cyrils Soap Shed
Handmade Natural Goat milk soaps, made using the milk from our own small herd of Goats and fragranced using only Pure Essential oils, with herbs and root
powders for colour and texture. All of our soaps are made using the ancient and traditional cold process method. Goats Milk makes a wonderfully creamy bar of soap, packed full of vitamins and minerals that your skin will love!

           WEBSITE    -    Email: Info@cyrilssoapshed.co.uk     -    Call: 01794 322369

Faerie Shamanic

I sell fairtrade clothes and accessories.

FACEBOOK

Hobgoblin Music

We are very pleased to welcome Hobgoblin Music to our festival both as a sponsor for Thursday’s Local Artist Showcase and with a selection of musical instruments on their stall. As well as nine stores nationwide their local shop is in East Street Southampton

                         WEBSITE

Sam and the Frying Machine

Traditional fish and chips.

                             WEBSITE

Folk Festival - Helens Cafe

Opening at 10.30am daily for limited main meals plus hot drinks and cake.

Caribbean Nights

Wilf who is Jamaican will be tantalising our taste buds with some Caribbean cooking prepared fresh on site using fresh ingredients


The Hungry Hub

Freshly cooked breakfast rolls, burgers, chips hot and cold drinks.

                                      

Super Scoops Ice Cream

Many delicious flavours of the locally produced New Forest Ice Cream including vegan and non dairy options
          

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Folk Festival - ”Chicken Coup” Breakfast Bar
Located at the entrance to the arena next to the office.

Hot breakfast in a Roll. Choose any of the following to add to your bun.
Locally made sausages, bacon, egg plus tea and coffee.
Benches provided to sit down and eat.