Leamington's Covent Garden markets to return

The markets were started last year to promote local businesses and promote footfall to the Covent Garden area in the town
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Leamington markets that promote local businesses and aim to increase footfall to an area in the town are due to return.

The Covent Garden Quarter street markets are due to return in July after their cancellations in March due to the pandemic.

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The street markets, which featured eco-friendly products alongside artists, creatives and artisan food and drink, were started last year to promote footfall to the Covent Garden Quarter area in Leamington.

The Covent Garden Quarter Market in Warwick Street in Leamington. Photo by Amanda Stacey.The Covent Garden Quarter Market in Warwick Street in Leamington. Photo by Amanda Stacey.
The Covent Garden Quarter Market in Warwick Street in Leamington. Photo by Amanda Stacey.

Held monthly on Warwick Street, they quickly became a popular attraction for local customers to visit on a Sunday.

Working behind the scenes event organiser CJ’s Events Warwickshire and the Warwick District Council team have worked to agree a safe and revised format following government guidelines for the markets which will allow them to restart.

Starting with the first of the proposed ‘seasonal producers market’ on Sunday (July 19), customers will be able to explore and shop from local food and drink producers.

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The following week will see the ‘arts, crafts and eco market’ which will showcase returning and new stallholders on July 26.

Future market dates are:

~ July 19 – summer producers market

~ July 26 – arts, crafts and eco market

~ August 30 – arts, crafts and eco market

~ September 20 – harvest producers market

~ September 27 – arts, crafts and eco market

~ January 24 2020 – winter producers market

Guidelines and regulations have been set out including; one-way entry systems, hand sanitisation, social distancing, and potential restrictions on numbers at busy times.

Jamie Walker of CJ’s Events Warwickshire said: “Following the highly successful return of Warwick and Kenilworth markets and the Central Government's attention on this, we’re confident we can provide a safe market for Leamington and look forward to restarting these events in July.”

Cllr Richard Hales, Warwick District Council’s portfolio holder for business, said: “We’re very pleased to see the re-introduction of these wonderful eclectic markets to Covent Garden and hope that the traders and stall-holders can quickly re- establish the momentum built prior to the lockdown.

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"I would like to thank CJ’s and the council’s events team for their continued work behind the scenes to ensure that all the appropriate health and safety measures are in place.”

Stallholders who are interested in joining future markets can apply to trade by going to: www.cjseventswarwickshire.co.uk