Who are we?

Teme Valley Artisans CIC has been created by three local creatives: Sarah Brooks of Sez Les Ceramics; Michael Palfrey of The Bee Fairy and Tracy Scully of Smitten. The idea of the CIC came about after several conversations about finding a prime location in the heart of Tenbury to showcase and sell their own handcrafted products. Taking a shop which had been empty since the flooding of 2024 may be seen to be a risk by some, however we aim to provide a creative environment which will become the go to place to but beautifully made, handcrafted pieces. All artisans are carefully selected from across the Teme Valley and invited to join the team who manage the day to say operations of the shop. All are volunteers, who give their time to keep the shop open, clean and manage the stock. Teme Valley Artisans CIC is run as a not for profit organisation and the three Directors taking out only what they have put in to get the project off the ground and ongoing improvements. Each artisan pays a fee to display their products and sales are processed through the TVA CIC bank account and distributed to the artisans minus any bank transaction fees. We aim to use only eco-friendly packaging as sustainability is key in our mission as is supporting local businesses.