	{"id":4100,"date":"2017-12-20T06:27:15","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T06:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=4100"},"modified":"2018-03-06T11:27:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T11:27:48","slug":"best-best-combine-first-christmas-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/best-best-combine-first-christmas-market\/","title":{"rendered":"The best of the best combine for first Christmas market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE best of local food and craft will combine this weekend in Ocean Grove for the first Christmas Makers\u2019 Market.<\/p>\n<p>After six years of running the Bellarine Community Farmers\u2019 Market (BCFsM), owner Sally Waites decided to fully embrace the festive season by shaking things up and hosting the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChristmas is all about giving, family and food, so I thought, what could be a better way to celebrate than to bring the best of local food together with the best of local craft,\u201d Mrs Waites said.<\/p>\n<p>The market will provide a one-stop shop for locals and visitors alike to buy all those last minute presents from small local businesses, be it a hamper of quality artisan food or the variety of beautifully crafted handmade pieces to choose from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve always supported the \u2018little guys\u2019 at the market so this is a fantastic way to keep our hard-earned dollars within the community by buying local, and ticking off your Christmas list as well \u2013 it\u2019s a win-win for all involved,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Along with all the usual fresh produce stalls plus food and coffee vans, the Christmas Makers\u2019 Market will have a charity hamper raffle located at the Shared Community Stall, full of donated goods from the stallholders with all proceeds going toward the Light of Day Parkinson\u2019s group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe always donate our Christmas raffle dollars towards a local charity, and the guys in our local Light of Day group will also be down to cook up a storm on the barbecue with a sausage sizzle to raise some more dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crowds will be entertained with more local talent from the Open Mic Buskers tent and the Ocean Grove Primary School school choirs, plus Bellarine Kids and A Frog in a Pond craft tent will be on the park to keep the young ones happy as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChristmas can be a great time of year, I\u2019ve always loved our own family traditions and the lead up to the 25th, so I hope this event will put forth some of that sparkle into everyone\u2019s day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope to see a big turn out and if it goes really well, we may consider more combined markets in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The BCFsM Christmas Makers\u2019 Market is on this Saturday at Ocean Grove Park (corners of Draper and Hodgson streets, The Avenue and Presidents Ave), from 9am to 1pm.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, phone 0418 141 208, email sallywaites@gmail.com, or find them on Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/so-this-is-christmas\/\">Click here<\/a> for more on the BCFsM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE best of local food and craft will combine this weekend in Ocean Grove for the first Christmas Makers\u2019 Market. 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