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Dear Stan,The residents of Awali and the organisers of the Awali Craft Fair are getting ready to welcome hoardes of visitors to the Bapco Club on December 1.
Bahrain's most popular annual Craft Fair will be opened at 1pm on Saturday, and 98 table holders will be eager to display their talents at this traditionally festive and friendly event.
Everyone is welcome for a charity entrance fee of 500 fils (young children are exempt); and the proceeds from the event will be donated to worthy charitable causes in Bahrain.
The fair has become popular within the artistic community of Bahrain, with numerous craftsman creating various unique objects to tempt the keen shopper.
This year there will be a wealth of handmade jewellery, cards, ceramic animals, cushions, candles, wall hangings, cross stitch kits, dolls, toys, paintings, special frames, crocheted cloths, baked items, and an assortment of house ornaments and festive decorations.
There will also be small selection of goods that have been made outside of Bahrain.
Not only is it a shoppers paradise, but it is also an occasion to meet up with everyone you know; either at one of the tables, or whilst having some refreshments.
As usual the Bapco Club do a grand job in catering for all and keeping the restaurant open for business as usual.
The organisers are delighted to announce that this year there will be two airline tickets as raffle prizes donated by Air Arabia.
Many other businesses in Bahrain are also supporting this worthwhile event and the organisers look forward to thanking them on the day of the fair.
The Awali Craft Fair certainly deserves its reputation of being the friendliest fair on the island; which is thoroughly enjoyed by both shoppers and vendors.
Therefore, please mark December 1, (1pm until 6pm) in your diaries and make a date with all your friends to meet them at the Bapco Club, Awali.
Musarat Hashmi,
Awali Craft Fair.
Dear Stan,
Reference the article 'At your service, Madam' by Farishta Saeed in last week's GulfWeekly.
As male taxi-drivers appear to have become so unpopular in Bahrain there is a golden opportunity for females to take a chance on this career.
After spending almost two years in Oman and having made frequent visits to the UAE I never found such acute difficulties connected to the taxi services as those I am seeing here in Bahrain.
There is a need in Bahrain now to review and revive the system of taxi services.
Today, when we have women in many professional fields, including pilots, why not have more women taxi drivers?
Seturam Aspari,
Adilya.
