The new Riverside Market opens every Sunday from nine until two. The organisers first planned to use the old station yard, but building work there is taking longer than expected. For the next three months, you will find the market in the school playground. The school is a ten-minute walk from the station. There is no parking inside the school gates, so drivers should use the public car park by the bridge.
Food stalls are outside, while craft sellers use the covered area beside the hall. If it rains, the food stalls will still open, but the outdoor music will be cancelled. The school hall is not open to visitors because students’ work is stored there. Toilets are in the small building behind the covered area.
Most sellers accept cards, but the bread stall takes cash only. You can buy breakfast at the market, although hot food is not sold after one. Bring your own shopping bag. Sellers can provide paper bags for small items, but not large bags for a full week’s shopping.
Each Sunday, a different local group runs the welcome desk. The first week’s group is collecting clean children’s coats. Please take donations to the desk rather than leaving them at a food stall. The market website lists the collection planned for the following week.