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NABMA February Conference
2022-02-03 10:00 - 15:30 UTC | The Macdonald Burlington Hotel, Burlington Arcade, Birmingham, B2 4JQ, United Kingdom
NABMA is delighted to announce that arrangements for its popular, and often over subscribed, One Day Conference are now finalised for 2022.
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
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.
As always, attractive discounts are available for early bookings but numbers will be strictly limited and early booking is essential.
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.
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Love Your Local Market 2021
2021-10-16 08:00 - 2021-10-30 17:00 UTC | Yorkshire
Love your local market returns for two weeks celebrating the best of markets across the UK.

NABMA Annual Conference 2021
2021-10-11 16:00 - 2021-10-12 17:00 (Europe/London) | Yorkshire
The NABMA Annual Conference returns to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon after a year’s break.
More details nearer the time

London and South Regional Meeting – Reflections of Summer – Virtual Event
2021-07-30 10:00 - 13:15 UTC | Yorkshire
Why a Regional Event?
The three Summer Regional Conferences will focus on how markets have emerged from the latest lockdown since 12 April and look at the future of the industry. This alongside a range of topical market issues. Each event will have 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.
Northern Regional Events Details
Date Friday 30 July 2021
Time 10:00 until 13:15 (Virtual Event)
Cost – free
Book on the form below.

Central and Wales Regional Meeting – Reflections of Summer – Virtual Event
2021-06-25 10:00 - 13:15 UTC | Yorkshire
Why a Regional Event?
The three Summer Regional Conferences will focus on how markets have emerged from the latest lockdown since 12 April and look at the future of the industry. This alongside a range of topical market issues. Each event will have 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.
Northern Regional Events Details
Date Friday 25 June 2021
Time 10:00 until 13:15 (Virtual Event)
Cost – free
Book on the form below.

Meet the Manager - Free Virtual Event
2021-03-11 10:30 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Yorkshire
NABMA is delighted at the success of the new “Meet the Manager” programme. A huge thank you to everyone that supported the events that have received great feedback.
As a reminder, this is a new NABMA initiative that seeks to offer a virtual platform to bring colleagues together to chat, learn, and support each other during these most difficult of times We have been overwhelmed by the interest in this market chat idea, alongside your offers to participate. As a result, another 3 NABMA events have been arranged that will take place up to the end of March. Details of our next event are below.
What’s it about and is it free?
Each session includes a panel of market professionals. They will share a relaxed and informal chat about themselves, their careers, the challenges they face day to day in dealing with Covid and normal market matters, and looking at the future of the markets industry. There will be an opportunity to express your opinions and ask questions. The sessions are open to all NABMA members, delivered via pre booking and through Zoom. Each session will last between 60 and 90 minutes. There is no charge for each of these events.
MEET THE MARKET MANAGER – THURSDAY 11 MARCH 2021
OUR GUESTS

John Walker – Calderdale
Julian Brent – Fleetwood
Suzanne Sharpe – Mendip
Alan Mackrell – Radcliffe Market Hall

Meet the Manager - Free Virtual Event
2021-02-25 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Yorkshire
NABMA is delighted at the success of the new “Meet the Manager” programme. A huge thank you to everyone that supported the events that have received great feedback.
As a reminder, this is a new NABMA initiative that seeks to offer a virtual platform to bring colleagues together to chat, learn, and support each other during these most difficult of times We have been overwhelmed by the interest in this market chat idea, alongside your offers to participate. As a result, another 3 NABMA events have been arranged that will take place up to the end of March. Details of our next event are below.
What’s it about and is it free?
Each session includes a panel of market professionals. They will share a relaxed and informal chat about themselves, their careers, the challenges they face day to day in dealing with Covid and normal market matters, and looking at the future of the markets industry. There will be an opportunity to express your opinions and ask questions. The sessions are open to all NABMA members, delivered via pre booking and through Zoom. Each session will last between 60 and 90 minutes. There is no charge for each of these events.
MEET THE MARKET MANAGER – THURSDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2021
OUR GUESTS

Brian Sexton, Markets and Street Trading Manager, Coventry City Council

Deborah Carpenter, Market Development Manager, London Borough of Cambden

Kate Gittins, Facilities Manager, Shropshire Council

It should be another fascinating conversation – don’t miss it.

Meet the Manager - Free Virtual Event
2021-02-11 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Yorkshire
NABMA is delighted at the success of the new “Meet the Manager” programme. A huge thank you to everyone that supported the events that have received great feedback.
As a reminder, this is a new NABMA initiative that seeks to offer a virtual platform to bring colleagues together to chat, learn, and support each other during these most difficult of times. We have been overwhelmed by the interest in this market chat idea, alongside your offers to participate. As a result, another 4 NABMA events have been arranged that will take place up to the end of March. Details of our next event are below.
What’s it about and is it free?
Each session includes a panel of market professionals. They will share a relaxed and informal chat about themselves, their careers, the challenges they face day to day in dealing with Covid and normal market matters, and looking at the future of the markets industry. There will be an opportunity to express your opinions and ask questions. The sessions are open to all NABMA members, delivered via pre booking and through Zoom. Each session will last between 60 and 90 minutes. There is no charge for each of these events.
MEET THE MARKET MANAGER – THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2021
OUR GUESTS

Sue Young, Market Manager, Forest Row
Daryl Chambers, Town Surveyor, Bridport
Elaine Oliver, Town Clerk, Downham Market
Terry Frostick, Operations Manager, Saffron Walden

This event has a local council focus. Forest Row is a multiple award winning market including having the accolade of being a NABMA Best Small Community Market. Bridport has a market tradition stretching as far back as 1253 rivalled by Saffron Walden with a market charter from 1141. Saffron Walden even boasts Jamie Oliver as one its regular market customers. Downham Market is widely regarded as one of Norfolk’s oldest and best market towns. Each of these markets are at the heart of their communities and local history.
Local Councils have had a tough time during the pandemic. Little or no money has been received from government and the resulting impact on local finance has been severe. The updates from each of our panel will be very different to previous events.
We ask our panel – how has the pandemic impacted on them as individuals and their markets? What are their plans for 2021 and beyond, and how do they see the future of the markets industry?
It should be another fascinating conversation – don’t miss it.
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Bookings are now closed for this event.

NABMA One Day Virtual Conference 2021
2021-02-04 09:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Yorkshire
When is it?
NABMA is pleased to announce details of its popular One Day Conference that will be held on:
Thursday 4 February 2021 from 0930 to 1330 by Zoom.
Sadly, we will not be able to meet at the Council House, Birmingham as usual for the first major markets event of a new year, but we can bring everyone together, either in your office or at home, in a digital get together. We hope you will join us.
Our Conference discussion.
Without doubt 2020 has been an unprecedented year of worry, change and threat to markets and market people. NABMA surveys suggest that many in the industry have concerns and a lack of confidence about the future. Others have a different viewpoint as some markets are suggesting that emerging from the pandemic is their moment in the sunshine as they experience a renewed trust, and both returning and new customers. A consistent viewpoint however is that markets can play a leading role in supporting firstly the survival, and then the renaissance, of our high streets.
So, our Conference will pose the question as we enter 2021– are our markets really in crisis?
Why should I attend?
The conference will be of interest to anyone with a passion and commitment to the future of their markets. As one of the recognised top influences to create vital and vibrant streets then markets can play a prominent role in offering business start-ups alongside their attraction to boost tourism, employment, the local economy and social cohesion. We appreciate that our industry will continue to face many challenges as a result of the impact of the pandemic. We are also aware that in recent months markets have demonstrated resilience and a positive appetite to accept change, that can create new opportunities, and at the same time attract new people and new ways of trading to our markets.
Our draft programme

An invitation has been sent to Kelly Tolhurst MP, the government Minister with responsibility for High Streets in her portfolio.
Mark Robinson, Chairman of the High Street Task Force Board who is guiding the work of the Task Force and acting as a national voice for high streets, supporting them to transform town and city centres.
Joe Barrett, co-founder of Teenage Market and member of the Government’s High Street Taskforce.
A panel session of market experts who will look at how markets and market management will need to change, evolve and attract new traders to sustain the industry and the high street.
Sessions of good practice from markets that are meeting the challenges in terms of use of social media, modern technology and encouraging cashless operations to reinvent themselves.
The award ceremony for the NABMA promoted Blachere Illumination Market Heroes 2020 as we recognise both markets and market people that have made a difference within their communities during the pandemic.

Booking Arrangements
Our aim is to bring as many markets people together as possible to discuss the future of our industry. We have therefore decided to keep costs low with an individual NABMA delegate fee of just £50 plus vat.
Non NABMA members are welcome to join with us at £75 plus vat per delegate.
Book Now here https://nabma.com/nabma-one-day-virtual-conference-2021/ or below

NABMA looks forward to our One Day Conference and the chance to bring the NABMA family and friends together at the start of another challenging year for markets. We do hope you will join us.

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Meet the Manager - Free Virtual Event
2021-01-28 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Yorkshire
NABMA is delighted at the success of its first three events in its new “Meet the Manager” programme. A huge thank you to everyone that supported the events that have received great feedback.
As a reminder, this is a new NABMA initiative that seeks to offer a virtual platform to bring colleagues together to chat, learn, and support each other during these most difficult of times We have been overwhelmed by the interest in this market chat idea, alongside your offers to participate. As a result, another 5 NABMA events have been arranged that will take place up to the end of March. Details of our next event are below.
What’s it about and is it free?
Each session includes a panel of market professionals. They will share a relaxed and informal chat about themselves, their careers, the challenges they face day to day in dealing with Covid and normal market matters, and looking at the future of the markets industry. There will be an opportunity to express your opinions and ask questions. The sessions are open to all NABMA members, delivered via pre booking and through Zoom. Each session will last between 60 and 90 minutes. There is no charge for each of these events.

MEET THE MARKET MANAGER – THURSDAY 28 JANUARY 2021
OUR GUESTS

Andy Ward, Markets Manager, Warrington
Donna Tuxford, Markets and Events Manager, Stockport
Karen Bates, Markets Manager, Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council
Chris Cotton, Strategic Lead for Markets, Kirklees Council

In the midst of another Covid lockdown we bring together a panel with great experience of the markets industry and a track record of meeting change, challenge and investment.
Warrington opened a brand new market during the first lockdown; Stockport has an exciting management partnership in place; Chester is an award winning and revitalised city centre market and Kirklees is a district of well known and traditional markets that are now part of an exciting regeneration blueprint.
We ask our panel – how has the pandemic impacted on them as individuals; upon their staff and their markets? What are their plans for 2021 and beyond, and how do they see the future of the markets industry?
It should be another fascinating conversation – don’t miss it.
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Meet the Manager - Free Virtual Event
2020-12-10 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Yorkshire
NABMA MEETS THE MANAGER
NABMA is pleased at the success of its first event in its new “Meet the Manager” programme. A huge thank you to everyone that supported the event that has received great feedback.
This is a new NABMA initiative that seeks to offer a virtual platform to bring colleagues together to chat, learn, and support each other during these most difficult of times We have been overwhelmed by the interest in this market chat idea, alongside your offers to participate. As a result, eight NABMA events have been arranged that will take place up to the end of March. Details of our next event are below.
What’s it about and is it free?
Each session includes a panel of market professionals. They will share a relaxed and informal chat about themselves, their careers, the challenges they face day to day in dealing with Covid and normal market matters, and looking at the future of the markets industry. There will be an opportunity to express your opinions and ask questions. The sessions will be open to all NABMA members, delivered via pre booking and through Zoom. Each session will last between 60 and 90 minutes. There is no charge for each of these events.
MEET THE MARKET MANAGER – THURSDAY 10 DECEMBER
OUR GUESTS
Allan Hartwell – Market Place
Bev & Sarah Milner Simonds– Eat Festivals
Sean McGarel – Freeman Street Market
Tessa Darby – Wendy Fair Markets

We welcome Market Place, Wendy Fair Markets, eat:Festivals and Freeman Street Market. This is an event of contrast with arguably the largest supplier of specialist and continental markets in the UK sharing a platform with a small family business that is now one of the largest private operators in the UK. Add to the mix a market delivered by the Enrolled Freemen of Grimsby and a West Country operator specialising in a travelling market of local food and drink and artisans. We ask how has the pandemic impacted on their businesses and programmes of events? Have do they plan for 2021 and beyond, and how do they retain and attract new traders?
It should be a fascinating conversation – don’t miss it.
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