Hebden Bridge Open Market Best Small Open Market
Hebden Bridge Open Market Best Small Open Market 2016 John Walker, Markets Manager September, 2016
Where is Calderdale? 1
Hebden Bridge quirky, cool and creative 2
HEBDEN BRIDGE MARKET 3
Hebden Bridge Local Produce Market 4
Hebden Bridge Markets Group • Established 2012 and consists of members from • Town Council • Hebden Bridge Partnership • Hebden Bridge Business Association • Hebden Bridge Arts Group • Hebden Bridge Round Table • Hebden Bridge Lions • Handmade Parade • Calderdale Councillors • Calderdale MBC Officers from Markets, Tourism, Business and Economy • Its aims are to review and constantly improve Hebden Bridge as a destination within the town that celebrates the community. 5
Flooding - 2012 6
Valley of Lights 7
Valley of Lights 8
Valley of Lights 9
Night Markets 10
Night Markets 11
Hebden Bridge Street Markets 12
Flooding Christmas 2015 • Swept through the entire Calder Valley with devastating affects to Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Elland, Sowerby Bridge and Brighouse. 13
How Markets were used • Market relaunched 6 January • Community immediately started tweeting how the market was bringing life back to the town. • Providing a much needed outlet for staple products due to other independent traders unable to trade. • Saturday Market introduced 9 January for all displaced businesses for 3 months free of charge. • 20 businesses ceased the opportunity to showcase their shops prior to re-opening. • Sunday Market introduced for 3 months for local producers • New business start-up scheme introduced • Alternative Christmas planning commenced to include a Christmas Market. 14
Hebden Bridge Alternative Christmas 25 th June 2016 15
Hebden Bridge Arts Festival 16
Thank you for listening 17
Acknowledgement Articles and Pictures used in this presentation have been provided by several sources which include. • • • • The Guardian The Daily Mail Heb. Web Blue Planet photography Calderdale MBC Handmade Parade Hebden Bridge Arts and Crafts HRAX 2016 Hebden Bridge Times Darren Fleming Photography The Heart Gallery Craig Shaw photography Chris Sands Totally Locally And several others 18
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