July Market - 2024
What fun we had at the July market! Hundreds of visitors came along to enjoy the sunshine – and it was a particularly special day for our four-legged friends, with the market’s first ever dog show declared a great success.Big and small, young and old – canine fans were treated to dozens of different breeds, from basset hounds to labradors, pointers to jackapoos. Lots of prizes, rosettes and tasty treats were handed out – a big thank you to Laura Knapp from our sponsor Kingsclere Vets, for her expert judging skills.
The market had a good footfall and market stall holders we spoke to said they’d had a very good day.
The charity running the tea room was Guide Dogs West Berkshire Fundraising Group who took just over £327 and the Brunch Bar took £299 – so a good month for our charities despite it being summer and many people were on holiday.
September Market - 2024
As autumn arrives, our penultimate market of the year was held on Saturday 28th September and we were once again blessed by a chilly but sunny day for the event.
It was a fully booked market with the most stalls ever, around 65 total, making it a busy day for all concerned and making good money for our charities.
The selection of goods on offer at the market was huge, ranging from fresh bread, fruit, veg, meat & fish, to gifts, skin care, cakes & chocolate. There were even some seasonal items for Halloween and we spotted one or two festive gift items as well. We were pleased to see that the stall holders looked busy for most of the day, so a big thank you to all the visitors who took the time to support the market, the small businesses that make it possible and the charities we help.
This month’s charity tea room was run by the Newbury Soup Kitchen who took an impressive £423.85 for their charity and had some rather tasty looking sweet treats on offer.
They do an amazing job feeding the homeless, the vulnerably housed and the less fortunate by providing freshly cooked and prepared 3 course meals. Their volunteers serve around 150 meals each week.
There’s a lot more to what they do and you can read about their work by following this link to their website. www.newburysoupkitchen.org.uk
Our Brunch bar served delicious hot sausage and bacon rolls all morning until they sold out around midday so also had a very good day by taking £394.25.
So a good day was had by all and we now look forward to our final market of the year on November 30th which is our Christmas Market! Don’t forget to bring the children to that one because Father Christmas will be at the market to spread some festive cheer.