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 Market Times • October 2015
NEWS
  Come and join us at Chapel-en-le-Frith
 CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH’S ancient market has been saved by its two remaining traders.
Dave Mellor and Bev Thompson, who took over the running of the market in December, have recruited new traders to the picturesque market in Derbyshire.
But they could do with more traders to stand a friendly, traditional Thursday market held on the cobbled market square.
The charter belongs to the Duchy of Lancaster but the market used to be run by High Peaks Bor- ough Council, which decided to call it a day last December when the market had dwindled to two traders.
Dave, who sells plants from his own nursery,
said he and Bev got the council’s agreement to take over its running. And they are working hard to build it up.
There are plenty of loyal customers, as well as visitors to the town located at the heart of the Peak District.
“It is a really nice, friendly place with good footfall on market day,” he said.
The pair have recruited a fish man from Fleet- wood, who says it is one of his best markets.
There is a new trader selling homemade troughs and another selling cured bacon.
Dave says the square could easily take 10 or 12 stalls.
Rent is cheap and the potential is good, he says.
    £3 million revamp planned for Derby’s Eagle Market
 THE future is looking bright for Derby’s two markets following the council’s decision to invest in them.
Derby has two indoor markets. The Eagle Market is a large, modern indoor market linked to a shopping centre, whilst the market hall is a traditional market in an attractive building.
Derby City Council commissioned a report from independent consultants on the viability of both markets and it has accepted their conclusion that both are viable as long as they are revamped.
One option for the Eagle Market is a £3 million revamp to create a food court, a new café, and leisure attractions such as a climbing wall or trampoline park.
The proposal is for a new cafe with extensive seating. The food court area would complement a new main entrance route into the market, and there could be an event space.
Another idea is to introduce a shop which has “synergy with the market and could act as an anchor to attract footfall”.
The market could be redecorated to a similar style to Theatre Walk, the route from the Eagle Market to the Intu Centre.
A council spokeswoman said that “further
detailed development of each of the options will determine the council’s final position”.
Plans are also in hand to seek heritage funding to improve Derby’s market hall.
Meanwhile the council has announced plans to close the loss-making cattle market and the wholesale market.
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