From The Editor
NEW Roman Road Market
New Additions to Roman Road Market
Roman Road Market in Tower Hamlets will be introducing exciting new arts & craft market and a farmers market on Saturday 6 September to add to the vibrant area. The additional markets are set to encourage Londoners and tourists to rediscover Roman Road Market and revitalise the area.
The new markets will be launched in a blaze of buskers, street entertainers, balloon artists and giveaways all for free, providing a fun and exciting background for people while they shop.
Roman Road Market, run by Tower Hamlets Council, is one of the oldest trading markets in the UK and has long been the place to go for fashion conscious bargain hunters. Not only can shoppers buy the latest high street fashions, shoppers can also snap-up fantastic deals on collectable vinyl records, jewellery and funky furniture from the long established Roman Road traders.
The new arts & craft and farmers markets will now give shoppers an even more tempting and tantalising array of goods to buy at Roman Road Market. The extra merchandise on offer will include: foods like organic and rare breed meats, specialist breads, fresh fish, tasty natural juices; and unique pieces of arts & crafts from up-and-coming artists – fit to brighten up any home interior.
Roman Road Arts and Craft Market
The Roman Road Arts & Craft Market will be located at Ewart Place every Saturday starting from Saturday 6 September.
Roman Road Farmers Market
The Roman Road Farmers Market will be located at Cardigan Road on the first Saturday of every month forthcoming dates are:
Saturday 6 September
Saturday 4 October
Saturday 1 November
Saturday 6 December
Tower Hamlets Partnership is supporting the introduction of the markets by bringing together the knowledge and skill of Tower Hamlets Council and Essex Farmers Market to increase and sustain the number shoppers to one of the borough’s treasured markets.
If you’re interested in becoming a stall holder at the new arts & craft market, please contact Chris Golds, tel 020 7364 1703, email: Chris. Golds@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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