Return of Chatsworth Market on the horizon!

Return of Chatsworth Market on the horizon!

Two recent meetings of the Chatsworth Road Market Committee have given the market the impetus it needs to start this year. During these meetings, and using the feedback received from the leaflets last year, we’ve made some crucial decisions about what the first phase of Chatsworth Market will look like.

As the Market is being managed purely by volunteers, it will start, for the first three months, as a monthly market. The Association is committed to making the market weekly, but have decided to start with a monthly market to test the water and keep us sane!

After much debate, the Association has decided to go for a Sunday market. Sunday is a busy day for locals, with people stocking up on provisions for the coming week. It also prevents the Market from competing with surrounding markets such as Broadway and Ridley Road. The Market will run during the day, most likely from 11am till 3pm.

The Market will be on pavements and parking bays around Chatsworth Road and Glenarm Road junction, to begin with, and will have around 10 to 15 stalls. The Association is keen to have something for everyone – with a mixture of organic meat and fish, flowers, second-hand stalls, arts and crafts, and a DIY stall. We are keen to start with a core of professional traders – and when we are properly organised – take on new traders as well.

We can’t give an exact date for the first market yet, as there are still a few practicalities to put in place – but please watch this space! We really need volunteers and help with fundraising so let us know through the website if you can help.