FARMERS’ MARKET “BUOYANT” FOR 2012, SAYS NICK MAY

‘We feel the market is in very buoyant condition,’ says NickMay, Chairman of Exmouth Farmers’Market and proprietor of theBread of Devonstall

EXMOUTH FARMERS’ MARKET – which went weekly for the first time in the run-up to Christmas – has reported good trading over the festive period. The market is said to be in ‘buoyant condition’ and is likely to expand in 2012.

  Now back to fortnightly on alternate Wednesdays in the Strand Gardens, the weekly markets in December were a success.

  ‘In the run-up to Christmas – despite being horribly windy on each occasion – the market went well,’ says Nick May, Chairman of the Exmouth Farmers’ Market Association and proprietor of the Bread of Devon stall. ‘The wind made the stalls liable to lift off the ground, but we managed to hold them down, the market was well attended and we had the usual wide variety of traders, including a couple of extras who were doing specifically Christmas things.’

  New stalls are expected as the market continues to expand during 2012. ‘We feel the market is in very buoyant condition,’ says Nick. ‘It’s been very well supported by the lovely people of Exmouth. We’re expanding the range of traders on a fairly constant basis and we will have more on this soon. We hope that we’re providing a decent service to the locals.’

  It is possible that the market may go weekly again later this year during the summer months, but this has yet to be confirmed.