bassett one   452 #1 Posted October 19, 2019 having visited this top class market,full ,busy WHY CANNOT WE CHECK IT OUT why cannot we send our councillors to look at this vibrant,busy successfull market,i think they could learn from it,what do others think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Longcol   602 #2 Posted October 19, 2019 12 minutes ago, bassett one said: having visited this top class market,full ,busy WHY CANNOT WE CHECK IT OUT why cannot we send our councillors to look at this vibrant,busy successfull market,i think they could learn from it,what do others think? Mainly cheap cllothes / junk stalls, no food stalls according to a lot of people on trip advisor.  https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g503941-d3854257-r717878060-Fleetwood_Market-Fleetwood_Wyre_District_Lancashire_England.html  https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g503941-d3854257-r713977576-Fleetwood_Market-Fleetwood_Wyre_District_Lancashire_England.html  https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g503941-d3854257-r713914339-Fleetwood_Market-Fleetwood_Wyre_District_Lancashire_England.html  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jaffa1   10 #3 Posted October 19, 2019 1 hour ago, bassett one said: having visited this top class market,full ,busy WHY CANNOT WE CHECK IT OUT why cannot we send our councillors to look at this vibrant,busy successfull market,i think they could learn from it,what do others think? I went last year, great market ,can't wait to go back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Pettytom   1 #4 Posted October 20, 2019 Here’s an idea.  Why don’t people who want a good market, make more of an effort to use the one we’ve got.  That is a sure fire way of helping it to improve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #5 Posted October 20, 2019 18 hours ago, bassett one said: having visited this top class market,full ,busy WHY CANNOT WE CHECK IT OUT why cannot we send our councillors to look at this vibrant,busy successfull market,i think they could learn from it,what do others think? What did you buy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bassett one   452 #6 Posted October 20, 2019 it was a great market and there was 4 of us,we bought great clothes,handbags,mens clothes,sweets,had a nice coffee/tea and cakes,the amount of stalls were great and varied,3 cafes (not enough) for demand,ours wins on that one,busy and bustling is the word i would use,i am only saying pity ours apart from food areas is quiet and all them empty stalls dont help,at fleetwood there were no empty stalls,so if we could replicate or try to find out why all there stalls are occupied and we have so many empty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Annie Bynnol   612 #7 Posted October 20, 2019 Try the much more popular and older and established Bury market, much closer than Fleetwood -it has trams and steam trains for the bored! Cheap train fares using a Sheffield to Grindleford return and a Greater Manchester Wayfarer(available on the stopper- non-stop on return). The tram fare from Piccadilly to Bury is included. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jaffa1   10 #8 Posted October 20, 2019 9 hours ago, Pettytom said: Here’s an idea.  Why don’t people who want a good market, make more of an effort to use the one we’ve got. Because it's crap, not a patch on the old Castle Market. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Pettytom   1 #9 Posted October 20, 2019 Just now, jaffa1 said: Because it's crap, not a patch on the old Castle Market. It isn’t as dirty, smelly or inaccessible. I’ll grant you that.  If you want a good market, use the one we have. The more people use it, the more traders it will attract.  It is a lovely market anyway. Stop moaning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lex Luthor   10 #10 Posted October 21, 2019 10 hours ago, Pettytom said: It isn’t as dirty, smelly or inaccessible. I’ll grant you that.  If you want a good market, use the one we have. The more people use it, the more traders it will attract.  It is a lovely market anyway. Stop moaning. Our new market is a disgrace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Fiat500   17 #11 Posted October 21, 2019 I used to like the old Castle Market and the old Rag n Tag (my mum used to work in the café there) but things have to move on. I no longer live in Sheffield but visit regularly and like to go in the market down the Moor. I see nothing wrong with it. It is not much different to any other market these days (the ones that are still there that is). After reading how good Fleetwood market was and that there are coach tours to it thought we would have a look next time in Blackpool. Had a look and that is all I can say, it is only worth a look. It is very small, more like a souk. That many people walking about you can't see much, a lot of it was second hand. We was in and out in a few minutes. If I had paid for a coach tour would have been disappointed. We walked further on the road to the Affinity Outlet, much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lex Luthor   10 #12 Posted October 23, 2019 The outlet is the same as all the others up and down the country though. I used to love it, admittedly, but I appreciate them less and less as every high street, outlet and mall look the same. Markets bring vibrancy, quirkiness, and alternatives to the big chains.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...