Harpenden Circle

Location:	Harpenden Public Halls, Southdown Road, Harpenden, Herts AL5 1PL
Dates:	Friday 26th November 09.30 - 16.30 Saturday 27th November 09.30 - 16.30
Admission is by programme and costs £1.50 in advance and £2 on the day, under 14's free.
Programmes will be on sale from end of October from locations in and around Harpenden. We will also be selling programmes outside Waitrose and in the High Street on Saturday 20th November.
All stalls have now been filled. To be put on the waiting list to hire a stall for next year, email giftfair-enquiries@harpendencircle.co.uk. Please include your postal address and contact telephone when you get in touch.

Harpenden's Charity Christmas Gift and Craft Fair is an annual event that takes place every November, and this year is our 36th year. This year we have more than 50 stalls, including many new exhibitors as well as favourites from previous years. Our Gift Fair offers the people of Harpenden and surroundings the chance to get ahead with Christmas shopping in a relaxed and friendly environment. In addition to the shopping we offer a Fairtrade Cafe which is open both days, selling delicious homemade cakes, hot meals and Fairtrade drinks. And the Gift Fair is not complete without a visit to our tombola, with an amazing selection of fabulous prizes kindly donated by local businesses.

Most importantly Harpenden Circle runs the Gift Fair on an entirely voluntary basis and all profits go to charity. This year we are delighted to be supporting Refuge, LAMP and Harpenden Trust

Refuge

Refuge is a national charity employing 125 people, which offers a range of services to victims of domestic violence, giving them access to professional support whatever their situation. The 24-hour National Domestic Violence Freephone Helpline is there for every woman, all the time. Staff give emotional support and practical information and refer women to refuges across the UK. Refuge campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence and work alongside MP's and policy makers to ensure policies and legislation give abused women and children the protection and services they deserve.
http://refuge.org.uk

LAMP

LAMP is a small Christian charity founded in 1995, providing information, support and advice to young people aged 16 to 25 who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless. In addition to its direct services to support homeless young people, LAMP runs an outreach prevention programme. The workshops target the local area, schools, sixth form colleges, community groups etc to inform and educate young people about issues of homelessness and show young people how they can leave home successfully and lead independent lives.
http://www.lamp.uk.net

Harpenden Trust

The Harpenden Trust is a local charity supported and run by the community, for the community of Harpenden. Last year The Trust helped over 1000 residents of Harpenden in a variety of ways and covering a huge range of activities. Home Visitors provide help with those in the community with financial and other needs. The latter particularly by providing furniture and white goods, coffee mornings and coach outings for the elderly and lonely, providing financial assistance for pupils whose parents cannot afford school trips, help with utilities for the elderly in the winter and providing Christmas parcels for the elderly.
http://www.theharpendentrust.org.uk