Let’s market happen!

Next month, the council will call on new traders and budding entrepreneurs to try out a market stall for just £10 per day as part of the Love Your Local Market fortnight, which runs from 14-28th May.

Led by the national body NABMA, approximately 700 local markets all over the country are getting involved in celebrations to attract shoppers, help new start-ups and boost enterprise.

Trevor Kennett, Head of Markets at Tower Hamlets Council, said: “If you would like to try running a market stall, or have a great business idea and want to find out if there is demand for your product, then this is your opportunity to get involved. We hope this fantastic opportunity will encourage budding entrepreneurs and new traders to try their hand at operating a low-cost business at the market.As part of the scheme, the Markets Team at Tower Hamlets Council is offering new traders the opportunity to try out a market stall for just £10 per day.”

The markets offer to first time traders in the borough under the Love Your Local Market scheme are:

• Bethnal Green Road (Monday to Saturday)
• Chrisp Street (Monday to Saturday)
• Roman Road (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday)
• Roman Road Square (Monday to Saturday)
• Watney Street (Monday to Saturday)
• Petticoat Lane (Monday to Friday and Sunday)
• Brick Lane, Cheshire Street and Sclater Street (Sunday)

The council manages ten street market areas operating seven days a week, and is seeking new traders for limited spaces across the majority of these markets.

People interested in becoming permanent market traders in the borough outside the Love Your Local Market scheme can access spaces at Whitechapel Road market as well as those mentioned above.

If you are interested in setting up your own business by becoming a market trader, please contact the Markets team on streetmarkets@towerhamlets.gov.uk or call 020 7364 1717/ 1707/ 1708.

For further information visit:
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/markettraders
http://www.loveyourlocalmarket.org.uk/