Roots and Shoots Christmas Market, Sunday 7 December

PRESS RELEASE 21 November 2008 CHRISTMAS MARKET Roots and Shoots, Fitzalan Street London SE11 6DN Sunday 7 December 2008; 11am – 4pm Make sure of a special Christmas tree this year, get yours from Lambeth charity Roots and Shoots. Gorgeous trees* and all kinds of interesting and unusual presents will be on sale at this year’s Christmas Fair on Sunday 7 December. Mulled apple juice, roasted chestnuts, mince pies and sizzling sausages will add to the festive spirit and among the gifts on offer will be elegant silver jewellery, floral printed fine fleece scarves, out of the ordinary crafts, outdoor plants to bring colour to a winter garden and the latest in Roots and Shoots’ successful Wild Garden card collection. As well as Christmas cakes and puddings, organic fruit and veg, jams and chutneys and traditional bread, this autumn’s pressing of Roots and Shoots’ famous own label apple juice will be available, plus exotic honeys and honey products. And while the grown-ups shop, the children will be entertained with candle making and Children’s Christmas cinema. Carol singing, twinkling lights (powered, of course, by Roots and Shoots own photovoltaic panels) and the friendly welcoming atmosphere for which the charity’s open days are well-known, will add up to a really Christmassy day out. ADMISSION: £1 for adults; free for children. Refreshments will be available. Roots and Shoots is accessible from Walnut Tree Walk or Fitzalan Street. Lambeth North is the nearest tube station. *It’s best to pre-order Christmas trees for collection at the Christmas Fair. To order please call 0207 587 1311 or email admin@rootsandshoots.org.uk. For more information visit www.rootsandshoots.org.uk ends here NOTE FOR EDITORS: Roots and Shoots provides vocational training for young people from the inner city, mainly from the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, providing them with the skills and self confidence to equip them for work. Each year more than 2000 schoolchildren visit the wildlife garden, which is also the home of the London Beekeepers’ Association, and the venue for its popular beekeeping courses. For further information and hi-res photographs please contact Lindsay Swan on 07961 181982. Lindsay@lindsayswan.co.uk.