Potteries GPR Xmas Fair Nov 18th 2023

Here are some pictures of my little courtesy corner on @Merab's Slave 's table - thank you very much, Heather; especially as you had to sit right next to temptation all the time! The biscuits did sell well and I made over £70 with them.

My donation is paying for the ingredients used in the baking myself but giving the full amount raised on the day to the rescue.

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@Merab's Slave and @VickiA having a chat.
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After that it did get a bit too busy for pictures...

A big thank you to @Qualcast&Flymo for giving me and my biscuits and cakes a lift in her car again and waiting patiently to sell up and pack up. The gooseberry jam jars next to the biscuits are hers and have found new homes! :)
 
A big thank you for everybody who has contributed to my lovely birthday card and piggy pillow that I have been given by @VickiA on behalf you all. It has really touched me.

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I hope that you have enjoyed the cakes in turn! It was lovely to meet you all and have a chat again.

Chuffed to hear that Merlin is happy in his new home and that he is thriving as much as his sister Blodyn and two half-brothers, @Bradshaw Piggies . Also great to see Koda again; I hope that he enjoys all his teddies! :D
 
The Potteries Guinea Pig Rescue said:
Hello All
Firstly a HUGE thank you to all forum members who visited our event today and to those who sent good wishes. Special thanks to Wiebke and Merabs slave ( Heather) for raising funds on their stall.
It totally worked folks because our total for today is …….£1200 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
That’s an amazing amount and secures care and rescue work right through the winter.
It was so lovely to meet you all today and as always I didn’t get as much time as I would have liked to chat as I’m so busy on event day.
I’m truly blessed with such a good team around me and supporters like yourselves.
I do hope there’s a meet up I can attend next year and hopefully see you all next November !
Helen x
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Wow £1200 that's a brilliant result, even better than last year. 👏🎉👏

Hope we can have a Midlands meet-up next year too x!
 
Wiebke said:
A big thank you for everybody who has contributed to my lovely birthday card and piggy pillow that I have been given by @VickiA on behalf you all. It has really touched me.

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I hope that you have enjoyed the cakes in turn! It was lovely to meet you all and have a chat again.

Chuffed to hear that Merlin is happy in his new home and that he is thriving as much as his sister Blodyn and two half-brothers, @Bradshaw Piggies . Also great to see Koda again; I hope that he enjoys all his teddies! :D
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Aw that’s lovely and I love the cushion 😍 x
 
fluffysal said:
How do you know who is a forum member when you attend these things ? Secret password? Name badge? Or guinea pig hair on the clothes, hay in the hair and poops being found in the handbag when getting the purse out?
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If you attend for the first time and don't recognise anybody then it helps to wear a badge with your forum name and somebody will talk to you and help to introduce you to others. If it is biscuits, it's usually me... :D
 
fluffysal said:
How do you know who is a forum member when you attend these things ? Secret password? Name badge? Or guinea pig hair on the clothes, hay in the hair and poops being found in the handbag when getting the purse out?
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If you’re brave enough to declare your intention to come along then Forum members will keep an eye out for you. Most of us were wearing some sort of Guinea pig T-shirt on Saturday. If we are organising a meet at a public train station we will create a group chat for those attending to exchange numbers and also to describe the meeting point and identifying features - often a prominently held woolly pig or occasionally a hand made Forum sign.
But strands of hay & poop usually accompany us!
 
The first time I went I was too shy and I just went without anyone knowing. I had a nice time but didn't talk to any forum members (not with either of us knowing it anyway) last time I stated my intentions on the forum and met a few forum members some of the more experienced forum members just know how to spot us I guess. This year there was a full table of us sat around wearing Guinea pig tshirts with Guinea pig bags talking about Guinea Pigs I'm Sure anyone could have spotted us a mile away.
 
Sweet Potato said:
The first time I went I was too shy and I just went without anyone knowing. I had a nice time but didn't talk to any forum members (not with either of us knowing it anyway) last time I stated my intentions on the forum and met a few forum members some of the more experienced forum members just know how to spot us I guess. This year there was a full table of us sat around wearing Guinea pig tshirts with Guinea pig bags talking about Guinea Pigs I'm Sure anyone could have spotted us a mile away.
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Your beautiful dress was also a bit of a give away 😉
 
Wiebke said:
All set for tomorrow!

Chocolate balls, Austrian vanilla and almond shortbread crescents, Christmas shortbread with a layer of mincemeat,
gingerbread guinea pigs, vegan/gluten-free chocolate and orange biscuits (still pack a punch in terms of flavour) for sale.

Chocolate/choc chip cake and a lemon and poppy seed cake for those who like to celebrate my birthday with me - you have to be nice to me, though! :D

See you!

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I had a selection of @Wiebke goodies and they are/were delicious 😋 so yummy.
Thank you.
 
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