Christmas shopping with a clear conscience!
Saturday November 29th 2025
St John’s RC Church Hall
3 Springfield Road, Horsham
10am – 4pm
Horsham’s ever popular Fairtrade Christmas Market took place on Saturday November 29th
at St John’s RC Church Hall in the town centre, near the Lynd Cross.
There were lots of stalls selling a wide range of Fairtrade products. Luxurious toiletries, stunning textiles, delicious chocolates and much more!
The Fairtrade Market showcased a wide range of unusual and quirky items from small-scale Fairtrade suppliers alongside established Fairtrade brands such as Cocoa Loco chocolate, Café Direct tea and coffee and Zaytoun Palestinian olive oil.
Sales help workers in the developing world to improve their lives. And help the planet too.
This year’s Fabulous Fairtrade retailers were:
Cocoa Loco
Cocoa Loco is a well known luxury chocolate brand. Based in Pulborough, Cocoa Loco sells its products online and through major retailers such as Abel and Cole. Their delicious chocolates are certified Fairtrade.
Cocoa Loco have a fantastic range of chocolates for Christmas including chocolate Santas, polar bears, soldiers, elves and Christmas Puddings! If you’re looking for some choccie Christmas treats you’ll be spoilt for choice!
Ni-Ka Deluxe
Yvonne from Ni-Ka Deluxe is one of our longest serving stallholders, travelling down from London every year to be with us. She loves our Market! Her Horsham customers return year after year to buy her beautiful soaps, rich moisturizing creams and soothing lip salves. Each individually made by hand with fairtrade ingredients. Great gifts and stocking fillers.
Love that Stuff
Another well-established stall at the Christmas Market. Visit Love that Stuff for stylish clothing, jewellery, accessories and gifts. All handmade by producers in India, Nepal and Kenya.
Siwok Crafts
Wooden ornaments and trinkets from Northern Argentina handmade by the indigenous people, who live in a harsh environment with difficult living conditions and much deforestation. Giving them an income which helps to pay for education and healthcare. Unusual, beautiful and affordable.
Serendeva
Herbal teas from Sri Lanka:
Blue Butterfly Pea Tea: Sapphire Blossom
Hibiscus Tea: Ruby Roselle
Ginger and Lemongrass Tea: Citrine Glow
Premium Ceylon Cinnamon Bark Oil
It’s Our Planet Too!
Eco fun for little people.
The perfect gift for children to learn about our planet and wildlife. Children’s books full of fun activities.
Care 4 Basket
Colourful baskets made in Ghana from recycled plastic waste. Helping to keep traditional weaving alive and reducing the waste going to landfill. Manned by the ever cheerful and super-energetic Jib, this stall is packed with bright and beautiful gift ideas!
Zaytoun
Fairtrade virgin olive oil, luxurious soaps and juicy dates from Palestine.
Sussex Green Living
Upcycled Christmas crackers.
Visit the Sussex Green Hub just across the road at the United Reformed Church to find out more about local eco initiatives.
Moyna’s Corner
A busy stall selling a wide range of Fairtrade items from a variety of suppliers.
Christmas cards and decorations, and a selection of fairly traded craft items plus a wide range of Fairtrade foods, including biscuits, nuts, muesli, tea and coffee.
Moyna was for many years a retailer of Traidcraft’s products. Since the sad demise of Traidcraft in 2023 Moyna now sources items from a range of Fairtrade suppliers, including Transform Trade who have taken on the Traidcraft brand.
Visit this stall for an eclectic selection of Fairtrade items and gifts. You never know what you might find. Perhaps the ideal present for that hard-to-buy-for relative!
Co-op
Longtime supporter of Fairtrade on the High Street. The Co-op’s Community Engagement team will be showcasing their Fairtrade ranges.
Fairtrade Café
Open all day serving warming cups of Fairtrade tea, coffee and hot chocolate along with delicious cakes all made with Fairtrade ingredients. Stop off here for a well-earned break from all that shopping!
Fairtrade Raffle
There was a raffle with three fantastic Christmas hampers of Fairtrade products to be won. The winning tickets were drawn by Horsham District Council Chairman Tony Bevis at 3pm.
About Fairtrade
Fairtrade means that farmers and producers get a fair price for their products and that they have safe and healthy working conditions. Plus they receive a Fair Trade premium to spend in their local community.
Fairtrade certified producers work to strict environmental protection standards. These include the prohibition of harmful agrochemicals, and ensuring that water is used sustainably and that biodiversity is encouraged. In addition the Fairtrade premium is often spent on projects and training to support environmental sustainability. For example, switching to organic production. At Fairtrade Horsham’s stall you can find out more about why buying Fairtrade is one of the most important steps you can take to help save the planet.
Our new MP John Milne opened the Market at 10am. Father Christmas was on hand to welcome all visitors to the Fairtrade Market, especially the little ones!
Have a Fairtrade Christmas!!