If you haven't booked an event with us before, photos of your work, social media and/or website information is required.
Stallholders who wish to participate at any event organised by The Artisan Affair should complete a booking form, listing items that they wish to sell, with pictures and description where available, and enclosing the appropriate fees required.
Verbal bookings will not be accepted but we are able confirm availability of space via social media, email and telephone calls.
Stallholders can only sell the goods that they have listed on their booking form and anything else will be within the discretion of the organiser to accept or reject. Our policy is to choose a combination of high quality crafts and gift items as well as limited services and food items. Care is taken to ensure variety.
Stallholders are approved in the order their completed booking forms and payment are received.
Allocation of spaces at the venue is at the sole discretion of The Artisan Affair.
We reserve the right at it's sole discretion and without giving any reason, to refuse any application promptly returning the full fees received, and to ask stallholders to remove any of their items and make alteration to their display which is considered unsuitable, failing which the stallholder is refused admission without refund of fees.
Each stallholder undertakes to have they items on display in their allocated space, in good order and professional manner with their vertical panels and table covered with a clean cloth that reaches the floor on all sides, adequately attended and in full view throughout the advertised hours of the venue. We reserve the right to open the venue by the stated open times and keep open until closing time. Stallholders shall not obstruct the general view or hide the exhibits of others and shall not be packed, covered or removed before the end of the event without the permission of The Artisan Affair.
No stall shall be packed, removed or dismantled prior to the closing of the exhibition without written permission from the organiser. To pack up and leave prior to closure of event can result in cancellation of other bookings with no refund.
Cancellations must be received in writing and no refund is made if the cancellation is made two weeks or less before the date of the event. Space cannot be transferred to another stallholder without the written approval by the organiser.
Please note that all food exhibits have to comply with Food Hygiene standards laid down by relevant authorities.
The Artisan Affair has it's own public liability insurance, but some venues require stallholders to provide their own PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE and are required to have proof by way of a Certificate of Insurance with them at all times.
Stallholders using electricity must provide their own power-breakers which comply to British Standards together with adequate extension cables for their needs. All electrical equipment needs to have electrical inspection certificate (PAT testing) for any electrical apparatus in accordance with the latest edition of the IEE Regulation, which can be provide by any N.I.C.E.I.A. registered electrical contractor.
Exhibitors are responsible for clearing away rubbish from their own stands.
In the interest of Health & Safety we request there be NO SMOKING and NO VAPING in all venues.
Data Protection
Please be aware that your information will be stored on our database with your contact details, which we require in order to supply services to you.
This information will not be divulged to a third party without your consent.
Please see our separate Privacy & Data Policy.
Method of Payments
Full payment to be sent with a completed booking form. Details of how to pay will be provided with individual events.
We accept card payment and Bank Transfers.
Limited Liability
The Artisan Affair is fully aware that the success of it's stallholders and their financial wellbeing is of paramount interest to its continued success and who will pursue appropriate promotional activities to achieve this end.
We will furthermore take public liability insurance for our venues and may require that stallholders to do the same.
Each stallholder participates in events entirely at their own risk in every respect, and shall absolve The Artisan Affair from responsibility for such risks including personal injury, loss or damage to property: however this injury, loss or damage may be caused whether by fire, theft, inclement weather, interruption of power, defect in the equipment and building or failure of subcontractors or agents to perform.
The Artisan Affair cannot, however, be held responsible, and stallholders absolve us from and responsibility, for loss of profits, for damage or theft of exhibitors stock, interruption of power or services, or failure of press advertisement fully contracted to appear, inclement weather and failure of sub-contractors or agent to perform, which may result in loss to exhibitors.
The Artisan Affair does not provide insurance cover for theft or damage to stallholders' stock and recommends that their take adequate insurance against all risks.
It is a condition of booking that stallholders absolve The Artisan Affair from and responsibility for refunding fees paid by them except as specified under these conditions.
The Artisan Affair reserve the right, at their reasonable discretion, to vary
(a) the times of opening to visitors of the event
(b) the times of build up and break down of the event;
(c) the location of the site;
(d) the dates of the event.
The Artisan Affair will not be responsible to the stallholder if and to the extent that an event of force majeure prevents or restricts The Artisan Affair from running the event or carrying out any of any obligations in that connection.
No refund will be made in respect of any day on which the event has started, and the stallholder should insure against any additional losses incurred by cancellation or abandonment.
The Artisan Affair shall not be responsible to the stallholder if and to the extent that a special event of force majeure, such as the death of a senior member of the Royal Family, prevents or restricts it from running the event or carrying out any of its obligations in that connection.
Should a stallholder wish to cancel from the event, they must put this in writing to:
The Artisan Affair | The Studio | 8 Annecy Close | Bury | Greater Manchester | BL8 1UN
or email events@theartisanaffair.co.uk
Indemnity Clause
The stallholder indemnifies The Artisan Affair against any and all loss, costs, expenses and liabilities caused by the stallholder's breach of these conditions or by the negligence of the stallholder, it's servants, agents or sub-contractors.
General Provisions
If the stallholders employs an agent or sub-contractor, the stallholder shall procure that the agent or sub-contractor as applicable complies with these conditions but the exhibitor shall remain primarily liable to The Artisan Affair for the performance thereof.
The stallholder shall not assign the benefit of this contract or sublet the whole or part of their stand without the written consent of The Artisan Affair.
Effective Date: 28th day of March, 2025