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Worton Cottage Industry

Importers of

TRADITIONAL WOODEN TOYS

and Manufacturers of

HANDMADE DOLLS AND SOFT TOYS

The headquarters of Worton Cottage Industry is based in Sri Lanka where all our  products are made.  As I am sure you will know Sri Lanka, and most of the countries with coastlines in the Bay of Bengal / Indian Ocean have suffered terribly from the tsunami, Nine Point Zero 2004. We at Worton Cottage Industry have been giving assistance since the day after the event.

This disrupted our plans to attend the Birmingham Spring Fair in early February 2005 to such an extent that we decided to withdraw from the Fair for this year. We will be at the Birmingham Autumn Fair in September 2005 and next year’s Spring Fair.

Although none of our employees were directly affected, some of our suppliers were not so lucky, nor were the villagers just West of Tangalle on the South coast whom we had come to know.  Initially we were involved with helping the fishermen and their families in this village but we soon became aware of the plight of the children, the coming generation on the island, who could be suffering from the mental after effects of the Tsunami. We were lucky enough to meet Julian Bolling, a three times Sri Lankan Olympic swimmer, who had the same thoughts. With Julian we have set up a charitable trust called SwimLanka and if you would like to know more please visit the web site - www.swimlanka.lk .

Colours & dimensions may vary slightly from those shown in this or other catalogues due to the handmade nature of the products

© Worton Cottage Industry April 2005