Adam Corbally – Try something new Last Sunday was a big day for me, I played my third ever game of football on a full-sized pitch. Now those of you that have seen me play football will be laughing right now and those of you that haven’t, will probably be laughing anyway wondering why on…
Insurance Matters – Do you have full coverage? It seems everyone has a phone nowadays. People just can’t live without them. The masses walk around, seemingly surgically attached to their devices. If you take a look on the Great British high street you will likely see a few people staring at their phones while they…
CEO’s Closing Comments Last month I reflected on some of the important achievements that the markets industry has secured in recent years and some of the challenges we face going forward. This month, in my last article as NABMA Chief Executive, I want to highlight our forthcoming Annual Conference and the work that will be…
A feast of food festivals Record numbers at Bolton … Bolton’s Food and Drink Festival recorded record numbers for the town’s foodie fest over the Bank Holiday Weekend. 267,000 visitors flocked to the Greater Manchester town over the four days, where over 200 traders were selling interesting food and drink from around the world. Celebrity…
A Touch of Frost Gravesend Borough Market is on the hunt for traders to come and join in its four-week extravaganza of Christmas Frost Fairs Gravesend’s popular Christmas events programme is returning for another year. For the first time it’s bringing frost fairs to the market over four weekends.
Durham Markets is inviting locals and visitors to take a walking tour into the past of this central Durham site with free history tours for Heritage Open Days. Members of the public are invited to sign up for a guided tour of the site on either Thursday 7th or Friday 8th September at 10.30am, with…
Geraud Markets – Grey skies but a sunny atmosphere at Grays Market As reported in last month’s MTN, Geraud Markets have taken over as the operators for Grays Market near Thurrock in Essex. Kirsty went to the official opening. Grays is a large town in the Borough of Thurrock on the River Thames. It was…
New Management at Dudley Market London market specialists, Tudor Markets, have taken over the management of Dudley Market, which had previously been managed by Dudley Market Traders Ltd. The market, which was part of a multi-million-pound revamp two years ago, is owned by Dudley Council, who appointed Tudor Markets after a ‘robust tender process’ Tudor…
Bulwell Market – Makeover to Bulwell Market Square Bulwell is a Nottinghamshire market town, situated just under five miles north of Nottingham and four miles east of Arnold. A former centre for coalmining and textiles, the town isn’t far from the Peak District (approximately 30 minutes from Matlock) but doesn’t attract any of the tourist…
Autumn Fair 2017 The season’s largest home and gifting trade event, is gearing up for this year’s show at the NEC from 3-6 September covering, 12 key buying sectors with a plethora of new and well-established designers and brands from across the globe. Boosted by a dynamic and engaging programme of insightful talks on the…