Dare we mention the C word? Well it's that time of year again where we commence set up for the Manchester Christmas Market, often rated as being the best Christmas market in Europe. Our first time attending was in 2007 where we had our very own alpine chalet with which to build on site. We've since evolved and have exhibited every year since and now have a prominent location in the high end shopping area of New Cathedral Street amongst the brands of Canada Goose, Reiss and Boss, to name a few. The market starts on Friday 8th November and runs daily until Sunday 22nd December between the hours of 10am and 8pm. We'll be processing and despatching our online...
This weekend will mark the start of our Spring/Summer 2024 outdoor events calendar. We’ll be attending the Kelmarsh Show in Northamptonshire for a bank holiday Country Fair spectacular. A great day out for all the family which includes a world class display by the Red Devils Parachute Display Team. Our tradestand will be on show supplying the products as seen on our website, along with others exclusive to our show events, including seatsticks, leather hats and gloves. In previous years we have always taken our website shopping cart offline during our summer shows as we are unable to process orders when trading. However as our website has gained in popularity we have decided to keep the shopping cart...
As 2024 commences, we’ve put all our winter stock into storage after another successful Manchester Christmas Market. 42 days of daily trading from a traditional festive wooden chalet. Thank you to all our regular customers and those new who purchased from us. Our website continues to evolve, focusing solely on the premium brands that we sell on the outdoor events circuit. We were delighted to be awarded ‘Best Leather Goods Specialist’ at the 2023 British Made Awards. A testament to the quality range of products we offer the consumer. We’ve recently added new styles of our best selling online product, the beloved stretchable woven BillyBelt. Belts are certainly our most popular product all year round, so we’ll continue...
Birchwood Leather recently donated £100 to The Woodland Trust. This was a combination of a percentage of online sales and then topped up to a set amount. A huge thank you to everybody who purchased from our website, between May 2021 and March 2022, who contributed to this total. The Woodland Trust is the largest woodland conservation charity in the United Kingdom concerned with the creation, protection, and restoration of native woodland heritage. It has planted over 50 million trees since 1972. This donation will : Help to plant woods and trees to combat climate change, build a greener future for the UK and create havens for wildlife Save woods and trees from decimation, and combat tree pests and disease Restore...
After 17 months without any outdoor exhibition work taking place due to the pandemic, May 2021 finally enabled us to exhibit our products to the public. And what a location to resume our events. The grand 16th century english country house setting of Burghley House and Gardens near Stamford, Peterborough. The event was a Game and Country Fair, hosted by Living Heritage Events, and covid secure with a restricted attendance and strict social distancing and cleansing in operation. With glorious weather it was a welcome return to the events circuit and to finally meet up with our trader friends and customers face to face. However, despite the successful vaccine rollout, 2021 isn't without its show casualties, with many cancelling early...
