{"id":18093,"date":"2019-11-26T12:10:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T11:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=18093"},"modified":"2019-11-26T12:14:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T11:14:23","slug":"creative-peninsula-christmas-fayre-for-that-special-christmaas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/11\/creative-peninsula-christmas-fayre-for-that-special-christmaas\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Peninsula Christmas Fayre for that Special Christmas Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The annual Creative Peninsula Christmas Fayre is taking place in Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/press-6-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18094\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\"\/><figcaption> <strong>Knitted products by Wee Yarn Design, one of the craft makers who will be taking part in the Creative Peninsula Christmas Fayre at Ards Arts Centre on 29 and 30 November.<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>An array of local craft makers and artists will once again provide an opportunity to purchase a range of unique, local, handcrafted products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nfestive Fayre, now in its seventh year, is\norganised by Ards and North Down Borough Council and will feature 28 craft\nmakers and artists in the galleries of the Arts Centre. Come along and enjoy\ncomplimentary refreshments and browse the stalls for that inspirational gift.\nFree gift wrapping will be available. Admission is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\nwill also be festive live music by pianists Lisa Dawson on Friday and Ruth\nMcCavery on Saturday from 12-2pm on both days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking\nabout the Fayre, Emily Crawford, Arts and Heritage Manager with Ards and North\nDown Borough Council said: \u201cArds Arts Centre is delighted to once again host\nthe annual Creative Peninsula Art and Craft Fayre. The event brings together\nsome of the finest artist and makers in our Borough, with beautifully curated\nstalls to meet all your festive shopping needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll\nfind quirky handmade prints, an array of beautiful ceramics, jewellery in\nsilver and ceramic, fabulous and affordable fine art and intricate papercraft\nto name just a few. With complimentary refreshments, gift wrapping and festive\nmusic, don\u2019t miss this atmospheric opportunity to support your local artists\nand makers with a handmade treat for you or a loved one!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/press1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18095\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\"\/><figcaption> <strong>Christmas baubles by Victoria Bentham, one of the artists who will be at the Creative Peninsula Christmas Fayre at Ards Arts Centre on 29 and 30 November.<\/strong><br> &nbsp; <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nFayre runs from 10am \u2013 5pm on Friday 29 and 10am \u2013 4.30pm on Saturday 30\nNovember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors\nto Saturday\u2019s Fayre can also enjoy the Festive Market and Newtownards Christmas\nLights Switch on taking place on High Street and Conway Square from 10am \u2013 6pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For\nfurther information, please visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitardsandnorthdown.com\">www.visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Creative Peninsula Christmas Fayre is taking place in Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November. An array of local craft makers and artists will once again provide an opportunity to purchase a range of unique, local, handcrafted products. The festive Fayre, now in its seventh year, is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/11\/creative-peninsula-christmas-fayre-for-that-special-christmaas\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18093"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18093"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18100,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18093\/revisions\/18100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}