Has anyone noticed that since the introduction of the weekday food court, arts and crafts traders are being pushed out. There's a huge, mainly empty, space for the food which used to accommodate non-food traders.They have to go somewhere (in the case of Colin last Friday, home) so Barmy has been putting up stalls along Durnford Street. Now I remember ages ago asking Bill why he never had stalls in Durnford Street when the weekday market was busy. According to him, GSM's lease forbids the erection of stalls beyond the canopy (and of course the office doorways have to be left clear) on weekdays. That makes sense as the office tenants need free access to their buildings and car park.
I don't know if Barmy thought the conditions of the lease don't apply to anything he wants to do. I do know that on Friday he started to put the stalls out again - and shortly after took them all down even though traders were waiting for them. I reckon someone from NBRE or the Hospital yanked his chain. Anyone know?
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Hello Marketeer. I'm not sure of the specifics of your posting but I can tell you for sure that the non food traders are being pushed aside on the weekdays to make room for the food court. I have also heard rumours that the food stalls are not paying rent at the moment. I know this for sure with regard to Wednesdays (12 weeks grace I believe) but there seems to be confusion if this is also the case on Thursdays and Fridays. I would have thought the food court is meant to be a healthy addition to the weekday markets, rather than a take over bid at the expense of other long standing paying traders.
Thank you. I have become aware of this and I appreciate your confirmation. I'll publish a post on this topic based on your comment.
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