Newnham Country Market
Newnham has now started its own Country Market as part of the Gloucestershire co-operative. The first market will be held, in the Armoury hall, on Saturday 26th February from 10:30am until 12:30. It is planned to hold a market every week throughout the year apart from a short break around Christmas.
A wide range of local produce and locally prepared goods will be on sale
and coffee and tea (with home made cakes) will be available
Items on sale will include Bread, Cakes, Cheese, Preserves and local crafts.
However more producers are always welcome
Initially the market will be organised by
Market Manager Pat O’Hara with Ann Berry
Secretary Elaine Jones
Chair Mary Whittles
Treasurer Kevin O’Hara with Mathew Barnes
Please contact Pat O’Hara (516450) or Elaine Jones (516494) for more information
What is a country market?
A country market is a co-operative of small local producers who grow, cook or craft at home, and then come together to sell their wares. There are about 12,000 members of Country Markets Ltd across the country selling at 400 separate markets
Why set up a Country Market?
Country Markets are the perfect place for small producers can bring their goods to market. You can bring as little as a jar of chutney, or a 1lb of potatoes. Because we work as a co-operative, there is no pressure to fill a whole table on your own (although there is no limit to how much you can bring).
Because it is a national organisation, there is support and advice to make sure all the goods sold comply with current legislation, including food and trading standards. Membership of a Country Market provides the necessary third party liability insurance to cover producers should anything go wrong.
How is it organised?
Each producer becomes a shareholder of the market by buying a 5p share. Officers are then elected from the shareholders, a secretary, treasurer, chairperson and market manager. At the start of a market all the goods are ‘checked in’, so that at the end the market can work out how much each person has sold. Everyone takes a turn staffing the stalls or helping set up, but you don’t have to commit to being there every week
How is it funded?
The market takes a percentage of the takings (usually 10%) to cover expenses. This is spent however the shareholders decide, on things like rent, marketing, and table cloths.