Manchester’s award winning Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF) is returning for its online Christmas edition next weekend.
GNCCFonline goes live at 9am on December 7 on the fair’s website and lasts until 8 December.
The GNCCF held its 17th annual event at Manchester’s Victoria Baths this October with over 200 makers displaying a wide variety of work.
It aims to encourage people to “buy less, buy better, buy handmade,” this Christmas, with an emphasis on buying sustainably and supporting independent creators.
GNCCF Director Ann-Marie Franey said: “We don’t need to fill our shopping baskets with piles of mass-produced presents to have a wonderful Christmas.
“Instead we can give, or ask for, one really well-crafted, unique gift, handmade by a skilled maker.
“By rethinking how we shop this Christmas, we can help support small independent businesses who are really impacted by the cost of living crisis and reduce our environmental impact at the same time.”
The online fair will feature 85 UK makers selling affordable handmade gifts, ranging from jewellery, to fashion, prints, furniture, functional pieces and home accessories.
Development director Victoria Scholes said: “It’s a chance to buy gorgeous quality one-off gifts, not forgetting a treat for yourself, direct from the makers without leaving your own home.
“Over the weekend you can also ‘visit’ makers virtually in their studios and get to know more about their stories and techniques.”
For an opportunity to purchase presents before the general public, avid gift-buyers can sign up to the GNCCF mailing list via its website for an invite to the Private View from 6pm on December 6.
The fair can be accessed through its website here: www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk.
Featured image: Inside the GNCCF 2024, by Serena Murphy
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