Eco Fair

Eco Fair 2025

Want to find out more about living a sustainable and eco-friendly life? Come and join us in the Market Square for our Eco Fair 2025.

This event explores how you can impact the future of the world we live, work and play in.

Expect science, nature and craft activities, specialists with information stands and plenty of stalls selling environmentally friendly products. 

Confirmed Exhibitors

• The Angels Share Bakery We offer a taste of the very best of Yorkshire with the occasional continental twist. At the bakery we produce a wide range of breads, patisserie and local specialities, using family recipes passed down the generations as well as those we have created.
• Budget Seeds have a shop which is open seven days a week, from 8am until 4:30pm at John Dobbin Road, Darlington, DL1 1US which is just off Chesnut Street, with free parking. 
• CPRE (formerly the Campaign to Preserve Rural England), is the countryside charity which works for a countryside that’s rich in nature, accessible to everyone, and responding to the climate emergency.
• Darlington Borough Council Travel Team
• Darlington Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial co-operative dedicated to promoting ethical banking within the local community. By encouraging responsible budgeting and offering secure savings and borrowing options, we empower our members to achieve financial stability. Our commitment to recycling funds locally helps boost both our members' goals and the well-being of their communities. 
• Darlington Disability Darlington Association on Disability is a Centre for Independent Living, led by disabled people, which exists to promote independence and choice.  DAD supports disabled people and carers through the provision of services, support and information and by tackling issues affecting disabled people both locally and nationally. 
• Darlington Beekeepers Association is a registered charity which strives to, promote and improve the craft of beekeeping; provide education, training and support for its Members and to inform the wider public about the important role that the honeybee (Apis mellifera) plays in 
  our natural environment and to promote the protection of that environment.
• Drive Darlington is a trading name of Drive Motor Retail Limited, one of the UK's largest vehicle sales groups, bringing electric cars to view.
• Durham Wildlife Trust is a local conservation charity restoring wildlife and nature from the Tees to the Tyne. 
• The Forest of Flowers project near York has created 100 acres of new woodland and wildflower meadows, with the sole aim to provide a thriving natural sanctuary for wildlife. To fundraise for our conservation work, we collect and sell wildflower seeds grown on-site, as well as wildflower plants and honey from our own beehives.
• Fun Postcards From fun educational stories and activities for kids in postcard format, and paperback novels (a dystopian future trilogy, and three crime novels set in and around Durham) 
• Groundwork In-home energy and money saving advice, ranging from help with suppliers to fitting small measures including low energy lighting, draughtproofing and reflective wall panels.
• Heather and Hawthorn we are exploring how to integrate a love for nature and the environment and a passion for creating art. Concerned about the environmental impact of existing synthetic art materials like acrylic, we recently started a dye garden and are making inks and paints from foraged plants and earth pigments, and sharing what we learn along the way.  
• Helen Hardy Art is a textile artist living in North Yorkshire. She creates wildlife and landscape pictures through freemotion embroidery, wools and fabrics. 
• The Jamporium sells home-made small-batch fruit preserves, marmalades, jellies, curds, cordials and chutneys. Made without preservatives and with most fruit and veg home-grown, donated, foraged or bought from local farms and markets. We also use up the 'sad' fruit that would otherwise go to landfill. Our focus is on small and local, using seasonal produce. We use no plastics. Our profits go to a charity which supports children in Meserani, Tanzania through their education. 
• Jangrava - I print my original, hand drawn designs onto tees, totes, bottlebags, aprons, mugs and coasters to create vegan & eco friendly products and gifts. I also take commissions for artwork
• LitterBug Crafts is a company dedicated to making beautiful things from the stuff that others throw away. At the Eco Fair this year we will be making wool drawings in a simple but very effective way. We are going to use up the many wool cones left in people's attics after the knitting machine craze lost momentum.  Suitable for young, old and very old children.
• Little Shed Creationsproduce laser cut decorations, gifts and more mostly from MDF and Plywood but also now using re-claimed woods, offcuts and more sustainable materials. 
• Must Forge, a small family-run business. We define ourselves as modern metalworkers, blending the best of traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge innovation. Our passion lies in the art of shaping raw scrap and new metal into exquisite pieces, utilising a diverse range of machinery, from anvils and forges to laser cutters and precision welders. 
• Myriad Stained Glass make whimsical stained glass , fused glass jewellery and mosaics. With bright colour catching designs they bring happiness and light to all.
• Northumbrian Water Limited is a water company in the United Kingdom, providing mains water and sewerage services
• Olivia McCready Design, we specialise in creating hand designed sustainable homeware, focusing on unique handmade cushions that add a touch of style and comfort to your home. Our mission is to promote eco-conscious living through our thoughtfully crafted products inspired by nature, each designed to positively enhance your space sustainably and continue to improve our sustainable processes. 
• PARALLEL7 slings out seriously tasty vegan mock meats that might just convert your carnivore mates. We’re talking juicy Döner Kebabs, spicy CHKiN Shawarmas, and sticky-sweet Cha Siu Wraps – all plant-based, all banging.  Catch us in Darlington on Sat 7th June, but be quick – we’ve been known to sell out faster than you can say ‘wait, that’s vegan?!
• Plantopia sell a range of indoor plants, pots and baskets for all homes.  We also sell a range of plant related gifts such as crochet hanging plants, plant misters, stickers, felted plants and much more. 
• Pretty Wild Seeds are a family business based in Darlington who supply seeds and gardening products nationwide. 
• Respect SoapsWe offer hand crafted soaps and shampoos, made with the purest plant oils, botanicals and minerals. Gently cleansing formulations, plastic free to save the sea. 
• RSPB is a charity for the conservation of birds and nature. We bring people together who love birds and other wildlife, and who want to take action to restore the health and diversity of the natural world. 
• Suma Wholefoods is a worker-owned equal pay co-op, doing business sustainably and inspiring change for good. We’ll be focusing on our own brand Bodycare and household ranges at the show. 
• Sustrans is the charity making it easier for everyone to walk, wheel and cycle. We connect people and places.
• Tropic Skincare - Freshly made in the UK, Tropic is a natural, award winning product range including skincare, body care, hair care, sun care, makeup and baby care. Certified vegan and cruelty-free brnad exhibitor Janice - FB page Tropic at Heart
• The Tea Enthusiasts are a proudly independent family tea merchants who have been trading since 2004. Using only whole natural ingredients we create flavour sensations that support your goals and desires. We have over 200 varieties in our Durham warehouse and we are happy to offer personalised recommendations for you."
• Tees Rivers Trust is a charitable organisation, committed to improving and conserving the River Tees. Our work is varied and covers the whole of the catchment from Cross Fell to the North Sea.  Our ongoing projects are circumstantial depending on the financial availability. However, there are certain aims and objectives which we aim to focus on to improve the river and catchment area.
• WWF Founded in 1961, WWF is the world’s leading independent conservation organization working in more than 100 countries to create solutions to the most important environmental challenges facing the planet so that people and nature can thrive. Their work centres around restoring wildlife, sustaining forests and oceans and reducing carbon emissions. 

Event Activites include:

• Planting activity with rhe team at Pretty Wild Seeds 
• Create flowers for our floral heart with Yvonne Preston
• Lino Print floral decorations with Merlyn from The Littlest Falcon
• Natural Art activities with Caroline from Meraki Reconnect
• Clay flowers for our Britain in Bloom national competition with Tiffany from Pixie Pots Ltd
• Ride on tractors
• Watch and find out about blacksmith skills with Matt from Must Forge

Public Toilets are located in:

• The Dolphin Centre - Accessible toliets and baby changing
• Cornmill Shopping Centre - access next to WHSMITH lift and escalator access (accessible and baby changing)
• House of Fraser  - 2nd Floor with lift and escalator access (accessible and baby changing)
• The Market Hall - flat access from West Row by Angie's Diner (accessible and baby changing)
• Darlington Library - lift access entrypoint on corner of building by Sports Direct (accessible and baby changing)