The New Moor Market

[roosterboost]

 

They have not changed in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Chesterfield all with successful Market areas ,all still in their traditional Market and meeting place areas.

 

Nor Bakewell. What all these markets have in common is a good selection of pubs, cafes and coffee shops around the place.

 

Chesterfield and Bakewell are particularly good for that.

[dosxuk]

Who are the ne'er do wells that used the Castle Market, come on lets be hearing as you who only visited the place once you must be an expert.

 

I don't know if they remained in the market, but they certainly used to hang around outside, obvious to everyone who ever needed to walk through that area of town. If you didn't see them then you probably needed your eyes testing.

 

They have not changed in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Chesterfield all with successful Market areas ,all still in their traditional Market and meeting place areas.

 

Shopping habits have completely changed. Most people wouldn't even consider shopping at one of the traditional markets. Sheffield could have a tourist market like those places, and while it would keep you happy, it wouldn't be a service to the city, it'd just be a waste of space.

 

That said, if you're so sure that a market in the castle market area would do so well, why not put your money where your mouth is and go get a loan, buy the land off the council and open the best private market in Britain.

 

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Nor Bakewell. What all these markets have in common is a good selection of pubs, cafes and coffee shops around the place.

 

There's a pub less than 400ft from the Moor Market. There's a cafe opposite it. There's more Greggs than you can shake a stick at within half a mile. And soon there will be a whole building full of café's and restaurants.

 

And none of them will attract any of the people working in the city centre who pass by the market each day to shop in there.

[roosterboost]

There's a pub less than 400ft from the Moor Market. There's a cafe opposite it. There's more Greggs than you can shake a stick at within half a mile. And soon there will be a whole building full of café's and restaurants.

 

And none of them will attract any of the people working in the city centre who pass by the market each day to shop in there.

 

That says it all really. Bakewell & Chesterfield markets have some classy pubs serving great food and cafes serving home made cakes and Sheffield offers Dempsey's and Greggs. True class.:hihi::hihi:

 

If I worked in the city they wouldn't attract me either. You should perhaps go and have a coffee in Peacock's in Chezza.

Edited December 10, 2014 by roosterboost

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The Moor is going to be great in a couple of years, three department stores plus other national brands, restaurants, cafés and a cinema. Question is how many traders are going to fall by way side while it develops?

[kidley]

The Moor is going to be great in a couple of years, three department stores plus other national brands, restaurants, cafés and a cinema. Question is how many traders are going to fall by way side while it develops?

 

Now, where have i heard that before?

[roosterboost]

Now, where have i heard that before?

 

Ah Bradford.

 

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The Moor is going to be great in a couple of years, three department stores plus other national brands, restaurants, cafés and a cinema. Question is how many traders are going to fall by way side while it develops?

 

Perhaps in 7 or 8 years they will turn it into a park like they did with the big hole in Bradford. They could turn the markets into a place to hire out deck chairs

[cuttsie]

The new Moorfoot Market has now been open for approx 18 months.

The fan fair leading up to the opening stated that there was a 90% occupancy along with many more proposed businesses waiting in the wings.

These proposed stallholders were,[we were told] of superior standing meaning that they would bring a diversity to the Market due to them trading in goods that the previous Market did not cater for.

 

And so due to this expected exciting out look some of the old time Market traders were refused stalls the excuse being that they did not have a good enough business plan to justify them being part of a full and prosperous Market.

 

Step forward these 18 months and what do we have?

 

As of today around 38 stalls remain empty or abandoned ,this along side others that are holding on by the skin of their teeth.

 

We[ the ratepayers] were told that the new Market would be self supporting and that the rents and service charges would pay the 18 million pound building costs plus interest on the loan making round about 60 million in all.

 

So what has happened? ,Is the Market living up to the planned out come, Is it paying for its self? and what happened to the so much publicised waiting list?.

 

If the answer to the above is that things have not materialised as we were told they would then !!!!who is paying for the building ,is it being subsidised by the rate payers and why were not the people refused stalls in the first place not deemed to be good enough for a place that now has 38 empty stalls.

[Total Chaos]

The new Moorfoot Market has now been open for approx 18 months.

The fan fair leading up to the opening stated that there was a 90% occupancy along with many more proposed businesses waiting in the wings.

These proposed stallholders were,[we were told] of superior standing meaning that they would bring a diversity to the Market due to them trading in goods that the previous Market did not cater for.

 

And so due to this expected exciting out look some of the old time Market traders were refused stalls the excuse being that they did not have a good enough business plan to justify them being part of a full and prosperous Market.

 

Step forward these 18 months and what do we have?

 

As of today around 38 stalls remain empty or abandoned ,this along side others that are holding on by the skin of their teeth.

 

We[ the ratepayers] were told that the new Market would be self supporting and that the rents and service charges would pay the 18 million pound building costs plus interest on the loan making round about 60 million in all.

 

So what has happened? ,Is the Market living up to the planned out come, Is it paying for its self? and what happened to the so much publicised waiting list?.

 

If the answer to the above is that things have not materialised as we were told they would then !!!!who is paying for the building ,is it being subsidised by the rate payers and why were not the people refused stalls in the first place not deemed to be good enough for a place that now has 38 empty stalls.

 

And you believed everything you was told in an instant.................sucker!

[cuttsie]

And you believed everything you was told in an instant.................sucker!

A reply to the question would be appreciated .

Name calling is very juvenile .

[sheff1johnny]

It may get better once they open the cinema, and the new primark. Worst thing they did was get rid of the Moorfoot tavern.

Its too posh for a market, but not posh enough to be much else. The moor ought to do a giftcard, or have an app that would give discounts at the shops, including market stalls.