Blackwood Craft Market
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Sun 01 Dec 2019
The bustling town of Blackwood south of Adelaide, is a place I enjoy to visit. While the town centre seems crammed with cars and wall to wall shops, if you deviate off to the side streets you can get the feel of the village it was when I grew up there. It has a friendly relaxed pace of life and a cooler climate than on the plains, making it particularly good to visit in the warmer months.
The has been running for over 20 years at the Blackwood Memorial Hall, not far from the "Five Ways" roundabout and the Blackwood centre. As I expected parking was at a premium because the market was busy, but luckily services had finished at a church down the road so I found a spot there.
The market lives up to its name - it is definitely for crafts, food and vegetables rather than a car boot style place. While traditionally this may appeal more to women, there were still things of interest for guys too. Of course children weren't forgotten, with
Surf Rider Joe books available from local author Paul Rutter.
Many of the market stalls are operated by local people, but not all as I discovered when I paused to investigate some pleasant aromas. The
Dancing Shadows designer candles stall was causing some delightful fruity smells to waft by my nose even though none were lit at the time.
After chatting with the vendors I discovered that the Dancing Shadows candles are naturally made with wax from soy beans, and while the fragrances are artificial they certainly smelled pleasant. The candles are also available at other markets including the
Fullarton Markets and the
Mitcham Village Markets .
I spotted a unique product that I hadn't ever seen at market stalls - a range of bowls made from old vinyl records. You could take your pick from singers such as Barbara Streisand, Craig McLaughlin, Alice Cooper, John Farnham or Elton John. The perfect present for someone who appreciates their music.
There were many more market stalls inside the Blackwood Memorial Hall than outside, with a huge collection of products to browse through. People on restricted diets would be interested in gluten free and preservative free jams, chutneys and sauces, while there were some deliciously colourful cakes on display from
Sugar Lust Cakes by Kelly .
Local woodturner Alan Galloway had a collection of carefully crafted wooden products - each individually made to respect the shape and grain of the wood that he works on. The beautifully polished final product is truly a tribute to the tree.
There were many more market stalls with crafts and other delicacies at the market - check out the
on Facebook to see more examples of what is available. The operates on the first Sunday of every month - take a trip up to Blackwood and check it out.
While you're up there, have a look
around Blackwood and take the
historical walk .
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