Swadlincote Market

One of the regular fruit and veg stalls

              Three days a week, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, is Market Day in Swadlincote.  Ten years ago, when I first moved here, the market was located in the draughty, cold market hall and a few stalls huddled in the Market Square looking lost.  Over a period of three years or so seemed to be dying.  An attempt to have a monthly Farmers Market in the courtyard of Sharpe's Pottery Museum was short lived, a shame as the food was glorious.
             However, in 2010 the Market Square started its revamp to become what is now The Delph.  The covered market had been shut for some time at this stage, collecting windblown litter.  The market stalls therefore moved onto the High Street.
             A wonderful side effect of this move mean that the Market gradually revived.  The stalls and shops all benefit from being closer together, making them both seem cosier and more welcoming to shoppers.  The market expanded.
            The veg stalls and meat van, who'd come in the lean years are now accompanied by a sausage and cheese stall,  crafts, home made cakes, carpets, jewellery, clothing., pies and everything your dog or garden birds could want..  The market is thriving and a pleasure to walk through and browse.  Prices are reasonable, a massive slab of mature cheddar for a fiver?   Ribbon and wool, delicious cakes and pies, fresh sweet smelling fruit and tasty veg, massive baking potatoes, four for a pound, come Christmas, get your wreath from the flower stall.
            There are many other stalls, and some only come on a particular day, The Pie Man visits on alternate Fridays for example.


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