‘Rain free’ Farmers’ Market record still stands - just!
We held our very first Farmers’ Market during our first Food and Drink Festival in October 2005 - in beautiful sunshine. And we have held monthly Farmers’ Markets since January 2006 - all in dry weather. We once had snow early one morning and we’ve had strong winds - but we’ve never had rain! Looking at the weather forecast last night I was convinced that we were going to lose our record today but -no! We had black clouds and at one point there was a sort of moisture in the air but no rain! Our record is intact!
And today’s market was the biggest yet - 29 marquees housing over 40 stallholders many of whom had sold out by lunchtime. Although the market bookings are handled by Jon Webb, the Borough Council’s Market Manager, Stone Food and Drink Festival play a very large part in promoting the market. We put up banners and information boards, place ‘A’ boards around the town and issue press releases on a regular basis. Jill Hood and I are around the town on Farmers’ Market days ‘networking’ with the stall holders and generally making ourselves available to sort out any problems. Judging by the continuing success of the Market we must be doing something right!
Stone’s Farmers’ Markets are held on the first Saturday of the month (except January) in the High Street and Market Square.
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