Altrincham Market
Altrincham Market is happy to hold a growing number of events throughout the year. Seasonal festivities for Easter, St George’s Day and Christmas to name but a few are woven into the traditional weekly markets with stallholders taking a keen interest in proceedings. Regular monthly markets also take place on the first Friday and the second Sunday of the month and more details are given below.
The Market plays host to visiting specialist Fairs and Festivals which have included the well respected ‘Audacious Herbaceous’ Plant Fairs, a variety of Continental Markets, the annual ‘Taste of Trafford’ Food and Drink Festival and the ‘Altrincham Beer and Cask Festival’.
Up and coming events at the Market are listed below:
Altrincham Farmers’ Market
Forthcoming dates 7th October, 4th November, 2nd December
A small select band of Farmers / Food Producers join our regular stallholders every 1st Friday of the month between 8.00am – 2.00pm.
Just to whet your appetite there will be Home grown Seasonal Veg, Black Welsh Beef, Rossendale Lamb, Free Range Eggs, Homemade Sweet and Savoury Pies, Fresh Fish and Seafood, Cheese and Dairy, Preserves and Artisan Breads.
Don’t forget to check out the Lower Market opposite M&S side entrance for White’s Fruit and Veg. Mark offers a great variety of Seasonal quality produce on Tuesday Friday and Saturday throughout the year www.whitesfruitandveg.com
Vintage and Craft Market
The next Vintage, Retro and Craft Market will be held on Sunday 16th October 2011.
Altrincham is now hosting a new Vintage & Craft Market alongside its already-successful Producers’ Market, with the next one taking place on Sunday 21st August. The market runs from 11am – 3.30pm in the town’s historic covered market on Greenwood Street and sees traders selling vintage clothing, textiles, homewares, up cycled items and locally produced crafts with a vintage or retro flavour.
For more information, email organiser Gail Titchener at magpiesandi@hotmail.co.uk or call 07795 167902.
Producers Market
The next Producers Market will be held on Sunday 16th October 2011.
A new regular Sunday producers market is launching at Altrincham Market from Sunday 21st November.
To complement the increasing number of businesses open on Sunday, the monthly market, which will be on the third Sunday of each month between 11am and 3:30pm. The market features some of the finest food producers and craftmakers from the North West.
The market builds on the success of the producers market which has been held in Hale over the past two years and includes producers from the Greater Manchester region and Cheshire.
Food fanatics will be treated to an outstanding choice of locally-sourced food and drink from the North West’s top producers including:
- Free-range chicken, beef, pork and lamb
- Local fruit, vegetables, plants and herbs
- Regional cheeses, butter, organic free-range eggs and apple juice
- Artisan cakes, puddings, breads and pastries
- Pâté and restaurant quality pre-prepared meals
- Hand Crafted chocolates by master chocolatiers
- Jams, pickles and preserves
Visitors to the market will have the chance to meet the producers and try before they buy.
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