Services available to members

Craft Events

• Introduction to Made in Cumbria Crafts
  • Assessing your market.
• Consumer Marquee and Consumer Events
  • Over 55 annual events to suit all market sectors in a variety of other local and national venues.

Food Events

• Introduction to Made in Cumbria Foods
  • Assessing your market.
• Farmers Markets
  • An introduction into a network of markets, countywide.
• Food Fairs
  • Food Halls and Food Fairs throughout the year.

Retail Opportunities

• Retail Sales
  • Made in Cumbria currently operates a shop at Rheged Penrith. In addition there are over twenty more outlets where we have a ‘shop within a shop’ for crafts and greeting cards.
• Trade Promotion
  • A number of trade fairs.
• Workshop Sales
  • Production of a full colour Craft Map of workshops, galleries and food producers in the county. Well established and distributed throughout Cumbria, gateway towns and through shows. For food members a guide to Farmers Markets is produced and widely distributed.
• Made in Cumbria website
  • A growing number of services and opportunities, including a searchable Directory, links to member websites, Workshop pages, Retail Outlet details, Gallery pages, and an on-line version of the Craft Map.

Promotions

• Print and POS Merchandise and Packaging
  • Made in Cumbria supplies product directories and information for retailers. We also supply carrier bags, paper bags, swing tickets, logos and other POS items for members’ use. Also food quality Polystyrene boxes and gel ‘Tea Bags’.

Additional Support

• Training Seminars and Information
  • Sector specific information for craft, giftware and local and speciality food.
• Literature
  • Our regular member newsletter provides information on up-coming shows, for sale items, up-coming courses etc. We prefer to email if possible to speed up opportunities.
• Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Support
  • Assistance with ICT related problems.