The BBC featured an article on retail markets & the battle to stay afloat yesterday. If you didn’t have a chance to see the article you can read it here. It features Britain’s Favourite Market – Leeds Kirkgate Market
Paddy Pie power whips up a market treat for charity – Bury Market
Congratulations to everyone at Bury Market who have raised over £1000 for charity.
Pie lovers have raised more than £1,000 for charity on Bury Market thanks to a specially created delicacy.
Whippy’s Pies teamed up with Key 103’s Paddy McGuiness to create a ‘Paddy Pie’ which was sold on the stall to raise funds for Cash For Kids.
The pie, tasted and approved live on air by Paddy himself, is a hunter’s chicken pie with chicken, ham, barbecue sauce, and topped with cheese.
Peter Whipp, the pie’s creator, said: “We’ve had a fantastic response from our customers for the Paddy Pie, and we’ve raised £1,060 for Cash For Kids, which is wonderful. We’re still selling the pie, so anyone who fancies a tasty treat and wants to help a good cause should visit my stall on Margaret Block 12 every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.”
Peter is now working with Bury Market managers to organise a charity day on Saturday 15 April when the beneficiaries will be Cash for Kids and Bury Hospice.
NABMA Conference Announces Great British Market Award Results
A Birmingham Conference highlight was the presentation of the GBMA 2017 by the Markets Minister Andrew Percy.
Best Market Attraction
The NABMA January Conference received the news that the best Market Attraction 2017 is St. George’s Market, Belfast.
Britain’s Favourite Market
The NABMA January Conference saw Leeds Kirkgate Market awarded the accolade of Britain’s Favourite Market for 2017.
Great British Market Award Winners 2017
The winners of the 2017 competition are shown below. Photos will follow
Best Love Your Local Market Event – Cambridge General & Sunday Market
Best Large Indoor Market – Burnley Market Hall
Best Large Outdoor Market – Loughborough Retail Markets
Best Small Indoor Market – Tooting Market
Best Small Outdoor Market – Skipton Market
Best Large Community Market – Salisbury Charter Market
Best Small Community Market – Forest Row Village Market
Best Large Speciality Market – Exeter Christmas Market
Best Small Speciality Market – Bridgnorth Christmas Lighting Up Event
Best Wholesale Market – New Smithfield Wholesale Market, Manchester
Best Food Market – Bolton Food & Drink Festival
Best Market Attraction Market – St George’s Market, Belfast
Britain’s Favourite Market – Leeds Market
#LYLM2017 Campaign
The representatives of ten European countries came together in Paris to plan the 2017 LYLM campaign. It is hoped that around 3000 markets worldwide will take part with Europe providing the vast majority. The theme this year will be young people with an emphasis on both attracting new traders and new customers. To keep up to date with the 2017 Love Your Local Market campaign #LYLM2017 visit www.loveyourlocalmarket.co
NABMA Subscriptions 2017/18
We have yet to make a decision on the level of subscriptions for 2017/18 but we are hoping that any increase will be kept as small as possible bearing in mind we have made no increase for the last fourteen years.
In recent years a number of members, having funds in the current year budget, have paid the following year’s subscriptions from this budget. If you would like to take advantage of this arrangement please advise us as soon as possible so that we can issue the relevant invoice. Contact Roger Dyke at NABMA on r.dyke@oswestry-tc.gov.uk
Any member requesting this facility will pay the subscription rate at the existing rates. This opportunity will be open to members until the end of February.
NABMA January One Day Conference
There are a limited number of places left at NABMA’s One Day Conference in Birmingham on 26th January. For an updated conference programme & to book please click here
Great British Market Awards Deadline Extended
We are delighted at the entries already received, and promised for the Great British Market Awards 2017. However to enable some last minute entries that have been held up due to Christmas post and Council shutdowns over Christmas and New Year we have decided to extend the closing date for entries to 12 January. We hope that this extension may help you submit an entry.
It can be done very simply and quickly at http://www.nabma.com/great-british-market-awards/
Remember that the national and local publicity from winning one of the many awards can be significant for your market, local tourism and your local community.
The awards will be presented by Andrew Percy MP, Minister for High Streets at the Birmingham Conference on 26 January.