Posts in category: Basecamp

With the relaxation of Plan B COVID restrictions, the requirement for face-coverings in retail has ended. Some large retailers are asking customers to continue wearing masks though.What is your indoor market doing regarding the restrictions & what do you think of the supermarket’s decision?What procedures and measures will you keep in place and which have you ended?Read more about the supermarket’s decision https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60137428

Hi everyone,I’m currently looking at the provisions for the collection of waste on our markets. I’m keen to get an understanding on what other Council’s do.- Do you collect food waste separately on the market? How is this done? – Do you collect recycling on the market? How is this done? – Other than having a truck collect straight from the market, what infrastructure do you have to collect the waste?If you can email me on luke.ellis@lewisham.gov.uk with any feedback, it would be greatly appreciated!Thank you,Luke

With an ever expanding list of event markets and limited staffing resources, I wondered if any market colleagues on this forum have experimented with unsupervised market days, in part or in whole.For example, some of our quieter market days see just a few regular traders who need little help or assistance outside of allowing their vehicles on to the bollarded area to set-up and securing the area once they have departed. Conversely, our ever-increasing sell-out days would require more staff resources to make them function efficiently.I’m sure I saw recently a market where the infrastructure was designed to self-serve the traders. Can anyone highlight good practice regarding market supervision?

With Future High Street, Towns Funds, Heritage Action Zones and Levelling up there is an immense amount of grant funding about which is distributed by the Government.I am curious to discover how many markets are benefiting from these streams of investment into our local areas?

Hi all, we are recruiting for a new Market Manager at the Lower Marsh Market in London’s Waterloo neighbourhood. The Market is run by the WeAreWaterloo Business Improvement District. Please pass this along to anyone in your networks that you think might be interested and feel free to send them my way for an informal chat (natalie@wearewaterloo.co.uk). Here’s the job post: https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/7814136/street-market-manager-lower-marsh-market/

Following recent exchanges on Basecamp Graham Wilson, NABMA’s Legal and Policy Consultant, has prepared a template Gazebo Hire Agreement.While the content of the Agreement will not cover all circumstances it should provide a good basis for entering into hiring arrangements with traders.The Gazebo Hire Agreement can be downloaded from the NABMA website via the documents available in the members section.If you have not registered for the website, you can do so here – https://nabma.com/register-for-member-exclusive-benefits/

As a reminder the Conference is going ahead following many discussions and the monitoring of government updates. NABMA is delighted at the positive willingness to support a physical event from both delegates that booked early and our speakers. We are very grateful for this commitment.  The event is therefore proceeding as advertised. To enhance safety measures we will further restrict numbers  and therefore urge you to book early. As a reminder;  The date – Thursday 3 February 2022 The theme – Markets in a Changing High Street The venue – The Macdonald Burlington Hotel, Birmingham Our Sponsor – Blachere Illumination UK Please note that the early bird discounts as advertised up to the end of December will now apply to all bookings accepted up to the day of the event. As markets continue to rebuild then we look at the challenges and opportunities being faced by the high street. We ask the questions as to where do markets fit in the new levelling up agenda and focus on many of the agendas that markets can support and deliver. The conference will also host the awards ceremony for the Great British Market Awards 2022. In 2022, we move to a new venue that is immediately adjacent to Birmingham New Street Station. In these most difficult times our aim is to present a safe and rewarding conference for delegates and, as always,  we sincerely thank you for your support. Please book early to avoid disappointment. https://nabma.com/conferencefeb22/ Yours sincerely David Preston (BA Hons)Chief ExecutiveThe National Association of British Market Authorities

NABMA has been asked by Watford to circulate details of a consultancy project effectively managing the contract renewal arrangements for their markets service. In the first instance expressions of interest  are required followed subsequently by a formal procurement exercise. The relevant information can be found in the enclosure attached with points of contact for further information. Yours sincerelyDavid PrestonChief Executive

Afternoon everyone!Have any markets been promoting or seen the use of the ‘Healthy Start’ pre-paid card which is available for people on certain benefits?The NHS website lists you can use them for the purchase of plain milk and ‘Fresh, frozen and tinned Fruit & Veg’ amongst other things and ‘Markets’ are specifically listed as a place where the cards can be used as long as a trader can take Mastercard Payments. I wasn’t aware of it until a trader of mine was asked about it via Facebook and wondered if any one else was regularly seeing these be used?https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/frequently-asked-questions/the-new-healthy-start-scheme/Thanks,Jon WilmotStockton-on-Tees Markets

NABMA is excited to announce, and welcomes, our new sponsor, The Safer Food Group for 2022/23.Clare Grantham from The Safer Food Group confirmed “The Safer Food Group is really excited to start 2022 as sponsors of NABMA. We look forward to working with the team and supporting members with all of their Food Safety training needs – please do get in touch with any questions, or suggestions for ways in which we can help.”The Safer Food Group is an organisation dedicated to providing up-to-date, accessible food safety training to food professionals across all sectors – from catering and retail, education and care, community groups and beyond. Their online teaching combines written learning with video-based lessons, addressing the needs of a wide range of students, including those who struggle with large volumes of written content, or with English as an additional language.Online learning provides flexibility to both learners and employers, in terms of the timing, location and pace of study. Their course portfolio is designed to meet the compliance, health and safety requirements of all sizes of food service operations.NABMA Chief Executive David Preston said “The Safer Food Group are an important organisation to the market industry, it’s great to welcome them as a new sponsor to NABMA and we look forward to working with them. As part of their sponsorship, The Safer Food Group will also be helping us with our Diploma Training.”You can find out more about The Safer Food Group via their website www.thesaferfoodgroup.com or contact them directly on 0800 612 6784 or info@thesaferfoodgroup.com.