57 GIVING & LIVING PREVIEW COASTAL GIFTING Explore Coast, Country and City at the 60th edition of Giving & Living IN BRIEF: Who: Giving & Living, www.givingliving.co.uk Where: Westpoint, Exeter When: 12-14 January, 2025 As we head into the Golden Quarter for retail Gift Focus looks forward to Giving & Living (12-14 January 2025) the first trade event of 2025 and the perfect place to replenish your stock after Christmas trading. This will be the 60th edition of the much-loved show and visitors will enjoy a relaxed and friendly atmosphere at Westpoint, Exeter, where they will be first in the queue for musthave new products from key industry suppliers. As the premier home and gift sourcing event in the South West of England, Giving & Living forms a vital part of the local economy and its lucrative tourist trade. This brings an eclectic mix of regular buyers to the show, including a rich assortment of leisure destinations, farm shops, independent gift shops and garden centres. A sourcing visit to Westpoint in January is also a must for the heritage sites, visitor centres and hospitality businesses that are located around tourist hotspots and want to fully tap into their local tourist trade with inspirational British made products and unusual souvenirs. Giving & Living is the leading event in the UK for coastal gifts and souvenirs, unique for its dedicated Coastal Path, covering a multitude of outdoor activities on the beach and beyond. Thanks to the strong arts and crafts heritage of the beautiful SouthWest, the show’s ‘Designed and made in Britain’ area will be showcasing gifts, greetings cards, home fragrances, jewellery, homewares and other locally produced gems. This part of the show perfectly complements the new Sustainability Stars trail, which highlights the environmentally-conscious suppliers who are often making things by hand in small batches. The 2025 show will also be showcasing the latest Gift of the Year Awards winners and highly commended products. You can expect to see a wide range of exhibitors at the show, including Puckator, Soctopus, Wild Things, The Original Metal Sign Co., So Sweet, Hannah Wisdom Textiles, Widdop & Co, High Tide Jewellery, Quay Traders, Stands Out, Cosy Cottage, The Cahm Collective, Stabo, Fab Dab Do, Mayo Makers, Peckish Goose, and Artisiana. Mike Anderson, Managing Director of show organiser, Hale Events, says: “We are hugely excited about our 60th anniversary edition of Giving & Living. We want to let your readers know that we have many exclusive exhibitors, and that it isn’t just buyers who are based in the South-West that can benefit from paying us a visit. The Celtic heartlands of Wales and tourist hotspots all along the south coast of England will also find plenty to love, whilst visitors from further afield can look forward to discovering brands and products that they won’t find at any other show. If you’ve never been to Giving & Living before, 2025 might be the year you realise what you’ve been missing!” Registration is free for trade buyers – who can register by calling +44 (0)1934 733 456. Find out all about the show at www.givingliving.co.uk
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