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Throughout the pandemic markets have provided essential services to their local communities. Many markets are now operated by local councils and more are considering delivering this important local service that can help regenerate high streets and town centres and provide start up business opportunities. Markets can also be an important part of the levelling up agenda in terms of improving public services and helping to restore a sense of community and local pride.This event will look at recent changes to legislation in terms of planning and the use of public realm. Importantly it will discuss how a local council can operate a market, both in terms of legislation and a policy framework. It will also share good practice and case studies from successful markets.NABMA Members can book here The programme for this free event will be of interest to all NABMA members. If you are from a local council why not extend this invitation to your elected members? Sessions are – The Changing Face of Market ManagementOswestry Markets have 800 years of proud history. We look at how these award winning markets have accepted change to remain at the heart of their local community. This in terms of management, innovation, partnerships, generating town centre footfall and delivering events. Markets, the Legal Framework and Town CentresThe NABMA Legal and Policy Consultant looks at why and how local councils can operate markets and specialist events and the community benefit that they bring. Behind the Scenes at a Market of the YearLeighton Linslade Town Council were awarded the NABMA Best Local Council Market accolade for 2022 for their Leighton Buzzard Market. We look at their journey to this award and how this market dealt with the pandemic crisis. The Market Question TimeA panel of local council market experts from Sevenoaks, Ludlow, Epping and Sandbach share their experience of the pandemic and the fight back. What has been the change agenda? What external help has been received? Are new startup businesses being attracted and is the influence of local councils increasing in delivering events and activities to increase town centre footfall? Yours sincerelyDavid Preston (BA Hons)Chief ExecutiveThe National Association of British Market Authorities

Dear ColleagueForthcoming NABMA Events – Please Book EarlyDetails of our next three NABMA events are below. These are important opportunities to network and learn from each other. Each has a programme that will include your colleagues in the industry and they will welcome your support.NABMA & Society of Local Council Clerks – Markets, Local Councils and Supporting Communities – 14 July 2022 (by Zoom)Throughout the pandemic markets have provided essential services to their local communities. Many markets are now operated by local councils and more are considering delivering this important local service that can help regenerate high streets and town centres and provide start up business opportunities. Markets can also be an important part of the levelling up agenda in terms of improving public services and helping to restore a sense of community and local pride.This event will look at recent changes to legislation in terms of planning and the use of public realm. Importantly it will discuss how a local council can operate a market, both in terms of legislation and a policy framework. It will also share good practice and case studies from successful markets.NABMA Members can book here NABMA Regional Conference – London and South – 28 July 2022 (by Zoom) The Regional Conferences focus on how markets are emerging from the pandemic, the change agenda alongside a range of topical market issues. The theme of the event is ‘Markets Delivering Change’. Each event has a regional flavour as we want to give people a chance to talk about what is happening locally. We also want to help you build up local contacts. This free event is open to all NABMA members and will involve some of your local colleagues, members of the NABMA team and our sponsors. Please support your colleagues and let’s talk markets.BOOK HERE NABMA AGM & Annual Conference 2022 – 18/20 SeptemberThe NABMA Annual Conference will be at DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel & Spa.We are delighted to return to our traditional dates and format and make a welcome return to Harrogate, a most popular venue on the NABMA circuit of conference venues.Please book early as places will be limited.NABMA extends a warm welcome to Vitabri as our headline Conference sponsor. Book here  NABMA Annual AGM & Conference 2022 – NABMA David Preston (BA Hons)Chief ExecutiveThe National Association of British Market Authorities

NABMA works closely with Simon Baynes MP, the Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Markets Group. We have had wonderful support from Simon in attending and supporting our events, and particularly during Love Your Local Market when he visited markets and secured the support of the Prime Minister for the Campaign.  As a follow up to Love Your Local Market, Simon raised a question in the House of Commons to Paul Scully MP, the Parliamentary Under – Secretary (BEIS) and Minister of State for London.  Our Chairman first declared an interest as the chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Markets Group and then added. “The “Love Your Local Market” campaign, supported by many Members across the House, has just come to an end. Does my hon. Friend agree that local markets and traders are a vital part of the local business community and make a huge economic contribution to the health of our high streets and the regeneration of our city and town centres?” The response from the Minister confirmed that “I congratulate my hon. Friend on his work and interest. We absolutely recognise the contribution that markets make to the vibrancy and diversity of our high streets up and down the country, and indeed of our town centres. We believe that local markets should stay at the heart of community life, and we want them to flourish all over the country”. This is an excellent statement that the industry can use to highlight further government support for markets, particularly within the levelling up agenda and local funding bids.

Cambridge City Council Markets and Street Trading Management team have now put live the advert for submission of tenders to replace the well-known and loved candy striped canopies of Cambridge Market. We are looking for a company to supply and fit the entire market at the earliest possible time in the same style as is currently in place. We are now pleased to announce that this opportunity has been put live to tender on the Nationwide local authority contract portal (Proactis) and can be found using the links below. In order to be considered for this contract, you must be registered and submit the necessary responses via the portal (even if a quote has already been supplied direct). Please note that the timescale on this is short and tender submission will close next week on Tuesday 28th June 2022. This is due to the canopy replacement being a priority job and we intend to expedite decisions regarding the award of the contract in a similar fashion.  If you are not already registered with the contract portal, registration takes as little as 10 minutes and is completely free and will give you access to contracts from local authorities all over the country and can be done via the links below  Proactis Portal Advert Link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=181b2b3d-7bf1-ec11-8115-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True Contracts Finder Advert Link: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eda25311-c928-4182-8d64-dcaee9cffad6 Please submit any and all queries through the portals only as this is a council-procurement project so must be done through the correct channels. Please feel free to share this with anyone who may be interested in this contract for their submission.Thank you to all.

Unfortunately, despite best efforts, we have decided to cancel the Midlands and Wales Event on Thursday 23 June due to very low numbers as booked. This is very disappointing.With the handful of bookings as received then cancellation was the only option.The next Regional event is on 28 July and although having a focus on London and the South will be  available to all. We hope that NABMA members will support this next free event.Yours sincerelyDavid Preston (BA Hons)Chief ExecutiveThe National Association of British Market Authorities

In Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre we have a very successful Artisan market each month with high footfall.Last week a donut chain opened in a shop overlooking the market. We were delighted with their impact and success on their opening day on Friday 17 June. Opening again on Sunday, the manager took the decision to capitalise on the increased footfall at our Artisan Market to distribute samples of their donuts to our visitors. We had a discussion as to whether this was ethically right and legally within their license.I advised that our confectionary trade was suffering and that our traders should not have competition in this way. The manager insisted that they could do this in a public area but was kind enough to stop it whilst I sought advice.My question is that even though the public footpath forms part of our market, can I prevent them from wandering among our market visitors with their samples and impact on the trade of our cake sellers?Green is the public footpaths – blue is the market area. Traders trade inwards.Thanks

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We are delighted to announce more details of the joint NABMA and SLCC Conference to be held on Thursday 14 July by zoom. As more and more local councils are operating markets, or expressing an interest in delivering this important local service, then this morning conference will look at the legal framework, operational issues and share good practice. The programme will also have a Market Question Time bringing together parish and town council clerks who are successfully delivering markets around England and Wales. The event will be of interest to councillors and officers within principal and local councils and anyone with an interest in the regeneration of towns and local high streets. With markets being recognized in the levelling up agenda then this is a time of both opportunities and challenges.  NABMA Members can book here SLCC Members can book here The programme will include A welcome from the NABMA President, Councillor Mick Barker (Derby) and the SLCC President,  Phillip Philip Peacock PSLCC (Huntingdon) A look at why and how local councils can operate markets and specialist events and the community benefit that they bring. A visit behind the scenes with Leighton Linslade Town Council who were awarded the NABMA Best Local Council Market accolade for 2022 for their Leighton Buzzard Market.  A look at the changing face of market management with Devizes Town Council whose manager was the NABMA 2021 Market Manager of the Year for smaller markets. What are the skills needed to manage markets alongside the day-to-day essential partnership working with councillors and high street partners? The Market Question Time with a panel of local council market experts that share their experience of the pandemic and the fight back. What has been the change agenda? What external help has been received? Are new start-up businesses being attracted and is the influence of local councils increasing in delivering events and activities to increase town centre footfall? Book early as this event in past years has proven to be very popular. We look forward to talking markets and local councils. Yours sincerelyDavid Preston (BA Hons)Chief ExecutiveThe National Association of British Market Authorities

NABMA has been undertaking a review of all its services as our industry comes out of Covid.  Two valued membership services in recent years have been NABMA Health Checks and Mentors.  We are now pleased to relaunch these important NABMA service under the new branding of NABMA Support Sessions and NABMA Mentors.  NABMA Support SessionsNABMA is proud to have a long established team of very experienced market managers who are pleased to interact with colleagues around the country to discuss local operational market issues where advice is needed.  This much used NABMA membership service has now being restructured with both online or on site discussions possible. We are now able to offer two options. Option 1 is for a one hour zoom session and then a follow up with a brief summary email from the NABMA appointed Advisor Option 2 is for a day visit from a NABMA Advisor, to be charged at a fee set by NABMA plus travel, subsistence and accommodation. On site visits to normally be of one day duration only, unless agreed directly with NABMA. Please email your expression of interest, or if you would like more information then please ask for a chat with our Support Session Manager Rob Nixon rob.nixon@outlook.com or our Member Services Consultant Chris chrisnew@nabma.com Market MentorsAt some time all market managers need to be able to chat and share an issue with a fellow market professional. Coming out of the pandemic, with its onerous change agenda and often working in isolation, or in small teams, then having a friendly voice on the end of a phone can be invaluable in terms of support and sharing knowledge Our Market Mentor Team can offer support for Outdoor Markets • Professional Training • Specialist Markets • Wholesale Markets • Indoor Markets • Car Boot Sales etc.  Very soon our NABMA website will publish the new list of Mentors for 2022. NABMA is grateful to each of these experienced Market Officers that are prepared to share an issue and support their colleagues. In summary, we trust that these revised services will be welcomed by the NABMA membership at a time of both opportunities and challenges.

Hello All,Here at Cambridge Market, our permanent fixed PVC canopies are in need of some replacement. There are “custom” aspects to this project including the gable ends etc. We have searched through previous forums but have not found anything suggesting a suitable option…Does anyone have any links or suggestions on where to find the following: – The required technical specifications required for an outdoor public market in regards to the safety or industry standards for such canopies, especially those surrounding heat and fire retardancy etc. – Companies that we might be able to reach out to that make AND install such canopies. (we are not looking to make any changes to the design of these and want the same style of “candy striped” colourful stall tops) This will be put out to tender as we are a council-run market, however, we are hoping there might be someone out there who can make some helpful suggestions to help get us moving in the right direction. Thank You 🙂