Adam Hogg Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Is it me or has the Thursday Market Improved in the sense of goods sold, even though there are only three traders left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith lockey Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Does three stalls constitute a market Adam! But whilst we're on about markets - and the Old Church School elsewhere - why don't we 'construct' an indoor market. I remember there used to be one at Ashington. Milne House would be a good venue. Edited April 18, 2014 by keith lockey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercuryg Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Where's that then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith lockey Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Where's that then? Milne House? The old Co-op, Merc'. (Sorry, I always call it Milne House.) It makes no odds, it will never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Hogg Posted April 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 An Indoor Market was tried down Bedlington Station and I have been lead to believe it has now died a death but I could have been misinformed.However the Market Traders did say to me yesterday that the weather plays a major part in the income of the market so indoors sounds like a good idea on their part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith lockey Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 I remember the station one, Adam. It was a tiny affair in the Resident's Committee rooms - I believe. Not much room for many stalls and most of those were crafts and car boot / home / attic stalls. My mate was there selling all his old stuff if I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Scantlebury Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 The one at the station was in Keenleysides. I had a lot to say about on here at the time. It was a complete waste of time, space and effort. Nothing more than a table top sale, selling tat. I walked in once and not a single stall was manned. Usually those places are buzzing but this was a bunch of sour faced stall holders that weren't even talking to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R & L Keenleysides Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Hi guys.I have tried an indoor market in my front shop and warehouse.At first it was fantastic! We had over 30 different stalls selling everything from handmade soaps to personalised baby clothes.We had more than 400 people through the door on the first day!But, 3 or 4 weeks in we were approaching christmas & stall numbers started to dwindle. As a result, so did customer numbers. (unfortunately, this must have been around the time Keith visited)The downfall was probably down to a couple of small errors.1- Timing. Starting a brand new market in the winter. It may have been a different outcome if it was started in the spring.2- Opening times. If it was only open on weekends, or every other weekend.3- Quality. As stall numbers decreased I introduced more & more "car boot" type stalls. I heard people expressing their disappointment at the quality of items offered for sale. To be fair, it was advertised as a market, not a car boot sale.4- Nobles also started a bigger indoor bootsale in Blyth at the same time, & is also no longer there.It was worth a try atleast, & I thank everyone who supported it, (boo everyone that didnt). Russell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie/915 Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 It would be great to have a French Style market.These days it would have to be called A Farmers Market to succeed and maybe held.elsewhere.Shame Bedlington now has so many new houses there must be a demand for quality..Back to that Everly Brothers record about Dreaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R & L Keenleysides Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Tynemouth Markets, hold a Farmers Market every third Saturday of the month? www.tynemouthmarkets.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie/915 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 There is a Farmers Market in Morpeth too, just a pity it is not Bedlington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Clean the town up and in particular the lane running down from Front Street adjacent the Market Tavern to the car park first. Do this then you may just get some interest shown in a proper market and not the current one selling mostly out of date products and general trash! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Robinson Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 That would be my thinking too TomTom...well for a start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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