Tees Traders Network

17/09/2026

🎄✨ TRADERS WANTED – TTN CHRISTMAS FAIR 2026! ✨🎄
Last few stalls remaining.

Christmas is coming… and we’re looking for some fantastic local traders to join us! 🎅🎁

📅 Sunday 22nd November 2026
⏰ 12pm–4pm
📍 Fosters Suite, Synthonia Suites, Billingham
💷 £20 per table

🎅 FREE VISIT TO SANTA + FREE GIFT
💰 RAISING MONEY FOR A GREAT CAUSE
🎄 Festive fun and plenty of Christmas shopping!

We’re looking for a great mix of handmade businesses, gifts, crafts, toys, treats and festive products.

As always with TTN, we want to keep things fair for our traders, so duplicates will be limited where possible. ❤️

📋 IMPORTANT – COMPLIANCE IS A MUST!

All traders must have the relevant documentation for what they sell, including:

✔️ Public Liability Insurance – minimum £5 million
✔️ Relevant business/product certificates
✔️ UKCA/CE/EN71 documentation where applicable
✔️ CLP compliance where applicable
✔️ Any other legally required paperwork for your products

We take compliance seriously. If your products require certification or documentation, please make sure you have it before applying.

🎪 Outside pitches are available for anyone who really wants an outdoor space – just select/request this when applying.

🎁 Ready to join us?

👉 APPLY HERE – https://www.teestraders.co.uk/christmas2026

Let’s make this one properly festive! 🎄🎅✨

16/09/2026

🎪✨ WELL… APPARENTLY WE DON’T KNOW HOW TO SIT STILL! 😂

We’venot even made it through 2026 and Tees Traders Network has already been busy booking our 2027 events! 🤦‍♀️😂

A HUGE thank you to Synthonia Suites for working with us throughout 2026 and for helping us put together some AMAZING plans for 2027! ❤️ We’ve got some exciting things up our sleeves… and yes, we may have got a little carried away! 👀😂

So, before we start adding even MORE ideas to the list, get these dates firmly in your diary! 📅👇

🌸 EASTER FAIR
📅 28th March 2027

🎉 BANK HOLIDAY BONANZA
📅 31st May 2027

☀️ SUMMER FAIR
📅 27th June 2027

🌈 SENsational FESTIVAL
📅 5th September 2027
💜 Returning for its 3rd year!

🎄✨ AND BRAND NEW FOR 2027… OUR CHRISTMAS MARKET! ✨🎄

We’re bringing back what you all loved — FREE visits to Santa AND a FREE gift for every child! 🎅🎁

But this time… we’re going BIG! 😍

We’ve got some magical ideas planned for Christmas, and we’re giving ourselves TWO WHOLE DAYS to make the festive magic happen! 🎄✨

Will we regret saying that? Probably. 😂
Will it be worth it? ABSOLUTELY! ❤️

📝 Trader application forms will be available soon, so keep your eyes peeled!

2027 is already looking VERY exciting… and we haven’t even finished planning yet! 😂🎪

Save the dates. Tell your friends. Tell your fellow traders. And maybe tell us to slow down… because we clearly won’t. 🤣

❤️ Tees Traders Network
Supporting local. Connecting traders. Creating events. Making a little bit of chaos along the way. 😂

10/09/2026

🎄✨ TRADERS WANTED – TTN CHRISTMAS FAIR 2026! ✨🎄

Christmas is coming… and we’re looking for some fantastic local traders to join us! 🎅🎁

📅 Sunday 22nd November 2026
⏰ 12pm–4pm
📍 Fosters Suite, Synthonia Suites, Billingham
💷 £20 per table

🎅 FREE VISIT TO SANTA + FREE GIFT
💰 RAISING MONEY FOR A GREAT CAUSE
🎄 Festive fun and plenty of Christmas shopping!

We’re looking for a great mix of handmade businesses, gifts, crafts, toys, treats and festive products.

As always with TTN, we want to keep things fair for our traders, so duplicates will be limited where possible. ❤️

📋 IMPORTANT – COMPLIANCE IS A MUST!

All traders must have the relevant documentation for what they sell, including:

✔️ Public Liability Insurance – minimum £5 million
✔️ Relevant business/product certificates
✔️ UKCA/CE/EN71 documentation where applicable
✔️ CLP compliance where applicable
✔️ Any other legally required paperwork for your products

We take compliance seriously. If your products require certification or documentation, please make sure you have it before applying.

🎪 Outside pitches are available for anyone who really wants an outdoor space – just select/request this when applying.

🎁 Ready to join us?

👉 APPLY HERE – https://www.teestraders.co.uk/christmas2026

Let’s make this one properly festive! 🎄🎅✨

06/09/2026

💜✨ SENsational Festival 2026 — THANK YOU! ✨💜

Well… the British weather certainly decided to make an appearance today! 🌧️😂

A HUGE thank you to every single trader, customer, family and supporter who braved the rain and joined us today. 🥹💜

We know the weather unfortunately meant that lots of people who planned to come couldn’t make it, and we’re genuinely sorry. We completely understand — sometimes you just have to admit defeat when the heavens open! ☔️

But despite the rain, we still had an absolutely amazing day, and we’re so grateful to everyone who supported SENsational Festival and all of our fantastic traders. 🥰

To our traders — THANK YOU for turning up, setting up and making the best of a very soggy situation. You are all absolute stars! ⭐️

And to everyone who came along, spent money with our small businesses, had a play, grabbed some food, used the sensory room or simply came to support us — thank you from the bottom of our hearts. 💜

This is only the beginning…

🌟 Next year we’re coming back BIGGER, BETTER and hopefully DRYER! 🌟

We’ve already got so many ideas for making SENsational Festival 2027 even more amazing, and we cannot wait to show you what we have planned.

Thank you for believing in what we’re trying to create. 💜

SENsational Festival 2027… LET’S DO THIS! 🎉✨

06/09/2026

🌈💙 SENsational Festival 2026 is TODAY!!!💙🌈

📅 SUNDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 2026
⏰ 12PM – 4PM
📍 Synthonia Suites, Belasis Avenue, Billingham, TS23 1LH

Come for 20 minutes. Stay for four hours. Take breaks. Make use of the calm room. Let the kids play. Grab some food. Browse the stalls.

There are no expectations. Just come as you are. 💙

🎟️ FREE ENTRY — NO TICKETS NEEDED!

05/09/2026

🌈💙 SENsational Festival 2026 is TOMORROW!!!!!💙🌈

Please SHARE this post with any families who might benefit from a genuinely inclusive, relaxed and fun day out. 💙🌈

Get ready for a FREE family fun day designed with SEN families in mind — and honestly, we’ve packed this one with SO much to do! 🥳

📅 SUNDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 2026
⏰ 12PM – 4PM
📍 Synthonia Suites, Belasis Avenue, Billingham, TS23 1LH

Come for 20 minutes. Stay for four hours. Take breaks. Make use of the calm room. Let the kids play. Grab some food. Browse the stalls.

There are no expectations. Just come as you are. 💙

Reminder we have not gone ahead with the mascot as we know a lot of neurodivergent children can get overwhelmed or anxious so we have left that out this time.

🎟️ FREE ENTRY — NO TICKETS NEEDED!

04/09/2026

🌈💙 SENsational Festival 2026 in 2 more sleeps!! 💙🌈

Please SHARE this post with any families who might benefit from a genuinely inclusive, relaxed and fun day out. 💙🌈

Get ready for a FREE family fun day designed with SEN families in mind — and honestly, we’ve packed this one with SO much to do! 🥳

📅 SUNDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 2026
⏰ 12PM – 4PM
📍 Synthonia Suites, Belasis Avenue, Billingham, TS23 1LH

Come for 20 minutes. Stay for four hours. Take breaks. Make use of the calm room. Let the kids play. Grab some food. Browse the stalls.

There are no expectations. Just come as you are. 💙

🎟️ FREE ENTRY — NO TICKETS NEEDED!

03/09/2026

🌈💙 SENsational Festival 2026 IS ALMOST HERE! 💙🌈

Please SHARE this post with any families who might benefit from a genuinely inclusive, relaxed and fun day out. 💙🌈

Get ready for a FREE family fun day designed with SEN families in mind — and honestly, we’ve packed this one with SO much to do! 🥳

📅 SUNDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 2026
⏰ 12PM – 4PM
📍 Synthonia Suites, Belasis Avenue, Billingham, TS23 1LH

✨ AND IT’S COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER! ✨

And we’ll have Stockton Parent Carer Forum joining us. So please come speak to them and donate!

💙 THE SENSORY CALM ROOM 💙

One of the most important parts of our festival is our Sensory Calm Room.

For children who find busy environments overwhelming, need somewhere quieter to regulate, or simply need a break from the excitement, this space is there for them. 🫶

🌿 Free to use
🧸 Calm, quieter environment
💙 A safe space to step away from the crowds
✨ Take as much time as your child needs

There is NO pressure to stay in the main festival area. Come in, explore, have fun, take a break, and return when you’re ready. ❤️

🎪 OUTSIDE FUN!

We’ve got plenty happening outside too!

🏰 Soft play & inflatables — FREE to use Discos Castles Northeast
🎭 Face painting Teesside Party Dayz
✨ Glitter tattoos
💇 Festival hair
🎈 Children’s activities
🧸 Toys and goodies
🍭 Sweets & treats

And of course, there’ll be LOTS of fantastic local traders selling handmade goodies, toys, gifts, cakes, treats and more! 🛍️

🍕☕ FOOD & DRINK

Because no family day out is complete without food! 😂

🍕 aMAYzing Pizza
☕ Coffee van Claire’s Coffees
🍰 Cakes & treats
🍭 Sweets
🍽️ Carvery available at Synthonia Suites
🍺 The bar will also be OPEN

So you can grab something delicious, get yourself a coffee, let the kids burn off some energy and enjoy a proper family afternoon!

💙 FREE ENTRY
💙 FREE inflatables
💙 FREE use of the Sensory Calm Room

Whether you’re a regular at SEN events or you’ve never been to one before, you are welcome.

Come for 20 minutes. Stay for four hours. Take breaks. Make use of the calm room. Let the kids play. Grab some food. Browse the stalls.

There are no expectations. Just come as you are. 💙

📍 Synthonia Suites, Belasis Avenue, Billingham, TS23 1LH

🎟️ FREE ENTRY — NO TICKETS NEEDED!

02/09/2026

Ooh sensory bags sound fab!

We will be here trading on Sunday 12- 4

We have sensory bags @ £10.00,
Themed drawstring bags start @ £8.00
Themed Rucksacks start @ £15.

🎉🎉We also do party bags, themed bags with 2 themed items £7.00 each,🎉🎉
Birthday Child will get theirs free