My name is Claire and I wanted to say hello and to inform you all of BoBelle. BoBelle (www.bobelle.co.uk) is a new online boutique specialising in fair trade fashion accessories, organic baby clothes and hand made gifts.
Each item is carefully produced under fair trade conditions using natural and/or recycled materials.
If you would like to have a look at BoBelle I would be very grateful! Everything is available online and we are going to be doing some markets and fair trade events soon! Generally we are in Oxford, but have attended events around the country, so if you hear of any please do let me know!
The disapperance of small shops and local communities
Thank you all very much for yor warm welcome!
I was just reading this morning about the alarming rate at which small shops are closing down, including schools and post offices. It is such a shame and from a consumers point of view as well as a business point of view, this is shocking. We will regret our behaviour and will soon see that small rural areas will not be able to cope, and towns will just become clones.
Has anyone any ideas to help small shops and local communities before it is too late?