Managing a Market as a Front-line Service and Community Asset
A post written by David Catterall, Head of Commercial Services at Bury Council Bury Market, located in the north of Greater Manchester, first started operating...
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Trader- and community-run markets
A practical guide to setting up, running your market and accessing support This handbook is designed to help and support traders and community groups planning...
New handbook for market operators launched at NMTF Conference
Download the Operator Handbook and Dr Sara González presentation to the NMTF Conference. This best practice handbook is a practical guide for market operators on how...
New evidence for the community value of markets
On 30th July 2021 Dr Myfanwy Taylor presented a summary of research findings from our three case study markets at NABMA's London and South Regional Meeting....
Findings from our case study markets
Three new reports documenting evidence from the Markets4People research project about the wide-ranging economic, social and cultural benefits produced by three of the UK’s largest...
Capacity and Viability Study for Queen’s Market: M4P response
This document sets out the Markets4People research team’s response to Newham Council’s consultation on a capacity and viability study for Queen’s Market and the neighbouring...
Good Growth programme for Queen’s Market: M4P response
In 2019 we conducted a large-scale survey with 500 customers each at Queen’s Market, Bury Market and Newcastle Grainger Market in order to gain an...
Creating a community high street
On 27th October our Principal Investigator Sara González took part in the session 'Creating a community high street' as part of Ethical Consumer Week 2020....
Campaigning to keep markets open and support traders and operators
Here are two ways to support the markets sector through an incredibly difficult period... Sign the petition: In response to the announcement of a second...
Developing best practice for community markets
We are delighted to share the news that the Markets 4 People team recently began a new project to increase the impact of our findings....