Almost no Farmers’ Market!
It’s been our proud boast that we’ve never had a wet Farmers’ Market. That reputation is just about intact after today but only just! It wasn’t rain that caused today’s problems but the wind.
I arrived in town just after 6.30 am to be greeted by an empty High Street. No marquees being erected and one trader setting up a makeshift stall under the overhang of the old Job Centre office. The wind was blowing a gale and the marquee company were not prepared to risk the marquees.
So a rather tense couple of hours ensued with me trying to pacify traders who were somewhat aggrieved to find no cover or tables. However the true British spirit came to rescue and soon the street was filling up with stallholders erecting makeshift stalls and covers with others selling from the back of their vehicles. Not our usual attractive row of market stalls but a market nevertheless! And our sympathetic residents and visitors didn’t utter one word of complaint! In fact one was heard to say that it was a display of the Dunkirk spirit!
And as the traders left in the afternoon there were smiles on their faces - one even admitted to having had his best day’s trading ever! It’s an ill wind …..!!!!!!
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