NABMA Regional Meetings The NABMA regional meetings are a great opportunity for market managers to keep up to date between conferences with what is happening in the industry and to network with other industry professionals. Six have been scheduled and Llanelli (19th May) & Bridport (24th May) are the last two. At the time of going…
Mayor announces London Markets Board The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced plans to recruit a team of industry experts and business leaders to help preserve and grow London’s vibrant markets. The London Markets Board, the first of its kind in the capital, will ensure that markets continue to flourish, support growth in high…
NABMA Announce new CEO We are pleased to announce that Hilary Paxman has been appointed to succeed Graham Wilson as the Chief Executive of NABMA. Hilary joins us following a long career in the Civil Service, employed first at the heart of Government in the Cabinet Office where she worked closely with Ministers on key policy challenges…
Mayor announces plans to boost London’s markets • Sadiq Khan says street markets are an important part of English culture ahead of St George’s Day The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced plans to recruit a team of industry experts and business leaders to help preserve and grow London’s vibrant markets. The London Markets…
Already home to an impressive range of outlets for locally sourced produce Market Harborough will soon play host to an exciting monthly artisanal and street food event. Launching on April 20th, Market Place, the UK’s largest operator of Continental and Special Event Markets and operators of Harborough Indoor Market, will be bringing the brand new…
What’s ‘APPening at Dagenham Sunday Market? Dagenham Sunday Market is bucking the trend with a vibrant, thriving market that is four times bigger than when it first opened in 2002. Operated by Charfleet Markets, the Essex extravaganza now hosts 700 stalls, averages between 10-15,000 visitors each week and has just introduced its own app. The…
New events from Penkridge Market Penkridge Market will host their first Children’s Market on Sunday the 2 April. The event is entirely dedicated to children, with stall holders selling everything from nearly new children’s clothes to toys and handmade crafts. There will also be plenty of activities to keep the children amused, including a petting…
A new food festival has been introduced in Glasgow. The Big Feed was first launched as a one day Saturday event in the beginning of March. Such was its success that the second Big Feed takes place over a weekend, offering even more choice from some of the finest food traders Scotland has to offer.…
Gingerbread festival planned for Market Drayton Market Drayton is planning to honour it’s gingerbread history with a brand new food festival this year. ‘Ginger and Spice’ aims to celebrate Market Drayton’s links to the product. Organisers hope it will be as popular as the town’s former damson fair which closed in 2015, but attracted visitor…
New home for Barnsley’s Markets Barnsley’s historic Markets will be rehoused in a £120m retail development complex which has been named The Glass Works. The Glass Works is located on a 3.8 hectare site around Cheapside and will provide a 590,000 sq. ft. of family-led, day and night time leisure and retail facilities. The centre…