Love Your Local Market Champions 2025 Announced!
This year’s celebrations brought people together like never before, and we’re proud to reveal the official LYLM Champions for 2025 — highlighting the markets that truly embraced the spirit of #MadeByMarkets.
Made by Markets: LYLM 2025 Unites the Nation in a Celebration of Community, Creativity, and Commerce
The 2025 Love Your Local Market (LYLM) campaign has drawn to a close after an incredible two weeks of vibrant activity, record-breaking engagement, and heartwarming celebration.
Love Your Local Market 2025 is Thriving! Let’s Keep the Momentum Going
As we step into the second week of Love Your Local Market 2025, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has helped make this year’s campaign such a tremendous success so far.
A Phenomenal Start: LYLM2025 Celebrated in Every Corner of the Country
The first weekend of Love Your Local Market 2025 has been nothing short of phenomenal. With hundreds of markets across the UK already taking part, the campaign has launched with remarkable creativity, community energy, and public engagement.
Love Your Local Market 2025 Has Officially Begun!
Love Your Local Market 2025 is now LIVE — and we can’t wait to celebrate everything that makes UK markets so special!
On the Map in 2 Minutes—Front and Centre All Year
Only 2 days to go until Love Your Local Market – the UK’s biggest celebration of markets – and now’s the time to make sure your market is on the map.
Celebrating Love Your Local Market Worldwide
NABMA was pleased over the weekend to visit Copenhagen and celebrate the international launch of Love Your Local Market with colleagues from across Europe and beyond.
Are you Ready for Love Your Local Market 2025?
With just one week until Love Your Local Market 2025 launches on Friday 16th May, now is the time to make sure your market is ready to join the national celebration — proudly themed Made by Markets.
Order & Pay Technology Built for Markets, me&u – NABMA welcomes new sponsor
We are thrilled to welcome me&u as a new sponsor of NABMA!me&u is a guest ordering platform built specifically for Markets & Food Halls to increase ...
FREE TRADER INSURANCE for Love Your Local Market 2025
We’re pleased to confirm that G M Imber & Sons Ltd, in partnership with NABMA, will once again be providing free Public Liability Insurance for new traders ...
Zapp and Love Your Local Market: A Partnership Made by Markets
NABMA is proud to announce that Zapp will once again serve as the headline sponsor for Love Your Local Market 2025, marking an incredible fifth consecutive year of collaboration between two champions of UK markets.
Get Ready for Love Your Local Market 2025
We’re excited to officially launch the theme and branding for Love Your Local Market 2025 — and we’re inviting YOU to get involved as we build up to this year’s campaign, taking place from Friday 16th May to Saturday 31st May 2025.
Shrewsbury Indoor Market Crowned Britain’s Favourite as Great British Market Awards Celebrate UK Excellence
The Great British Market Awards 2025, hosted by the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) on Thursday, 30th January in Birmingham, celebrated the vibrant contributions of markets across the UK to local communities, tourism, and economic regeneration.
Britain’s Favourite Market 2025: Meet the Top 10 Contenders!
After over 40,000 public votes, the shortlist for Britain’s Favourite Market 2025 has been revealed!
Chester Market Celebrates its 5 millionth customer
Since opening just over two years ago, Chester’s new market has now welcomed its five millionth customer. Opened by Cheshire West and Chester Council as its ke ...
The Award-Winning Belfast Christmas Market Welcomes Special Guests to Celebrate 20 Years
The Belfast Christmas Market, a jewel of the city’s festive calendar, proudly celebrates 20 years of bringing Christmas magic to life. The award-winning market ...
Chester Market Marks Second Birthday with New Traders and 5 Millionth Customer Prize
As the multi-award winning market approaches its second birthday, the market will have welcomed almost five million customers through its doors since opening i ...
Nominations Now Open for the Great British Market Awards 2025
The heart of the United Kingdom's communities beats through its markets, where local traditions, commerce, and culture converge. In the spirit of celebrating a ...
Local Charities Unite at the Middle Row Market
Middle Row Market was buzzing with excitement as the first United Charities Market took place
Spotlight on Success: NABMA Market Awards 2024 Winners Announced
On 25th September 2024, the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) hosted the much-anticipated presentation of the NABMA Market Awards at their Annual Conference.
NABMA is delighted to launch its industry awards for 2024
NABMA is pleased to launch its industry awards for 2024. We want to promote what is best in the industry and we want your help to identify • Market Manager ...
Love Your Local Market Campaign 2024: A Vibrant Celebration
The Love Your Local Market Campaign (LYLM) 2024 has been a spectacular success, turning local markets into bustling hubs of activity and fun! This year’s campaign has exceeded all expectations, showcasing the resilience and importance of local commerce through a variety of engaging activities and widespread participation.
Celebrating the Grand Opening of Lincoln’s Historic Cornhill Market
The NABMA President Councillor Chris Poulter recently attended the official opening of the newly refurbished City of Lincoln Cornhill Market on Friday, 17 May.
Celebrating 250 Years of Oxford’s Covered Market
Oxford’s beloved Covered Market is about to reach an extraordinary milestone, celebrating its 250th anniversary.