The Coach House

The Coach House Get the most up to date info from the Coach House here! It is run by a full-time manager, Sue Bond and two week-end supervisors: Jackie and Linda Marshall.

The Coach House is a fair-trade business which aims to market goods from small scale producers in the poorer areas of the world, to give them a fair price for their goods, to provide financial stability for them and to contribute to their communities. It is otherwise staffed entirely by volunteers. The Coach House is wholly owned by The Balmore Trust. http://www.balmoretrust.org.uk/

Address

Old Balmore Rd, Balmore
Glasgow
G64 4AE

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General information

The Coach House has a tea room selling delicious home made soups and cakes. We sell a wide range of stock such as ; * Fairly traded foods: jams, honeys, pickles, sauces and chutney; dried fruits and vegetables, pulses, nuts, muesli, coffees, teas, chocolates, sweets, biscuits and juices. We are particularly proud of our range of preserves from Swaziland which we import ourselves and which we also wholesale to other shops. We also sell * Foodstuffs from local suppliers: oatcakes, biscuits, Orkney ice-cream, honey etc. * A very large selection from the Traidcraft catalogue: foods, crafts, clothes and jewellery. * Other fair trade suppliers: Bishopton, New Overseas Traders, People Tree, Shared Earth, Wonderworld and Tearfund. Our range of crafts is changing all the time: you may find woven mohair wall-hangings from Lesotho, stone carvings from Kenya, Zimbabwe and Zambia, Thuya wood from Morocco, musical instruments from West and Central Africa, cushion covers from India and Africa, alpaca scarves, hats and gloves from Peru......to name but a few! We stock a large range of cards, stationery and books, and for the latter part of the year, charity Christmas cards and calendars. We also have a second-hand book cabin which is supplied by generous donors and is always worth a browse. We welcome and are most grateful for donations of good quality second-hand books.

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 5pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5pm
Friday 10:30am - 5pm
Saturday 10:30am - 5pm
Sunday 10:30am - 5pm

Telephone

01360 620742

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