Newbury Artisan Market: Easter Sunday 27 March

Newbury Artisan is the town’s newest Sunday market with goods from local producers, and becomes a regular monthly feature from Easter Sunday, taking place 10am– 4pm.

Running along the pedestrianised Northbrook Street, look out for delicious edible offerings including sizzling street food to feast on there and then, and farmers’ market-style wares, such as artisan breads, local cheeses, fresh veg, hand-made pies and cakes, local beers and ciders … all great for taking home to enjoy later.

Alongside the food stalls will be original handcrafted goods and gifts from designers and craftspeople who aren’t usually on the high street. In addition, there will be fun for children, including craft activities and face painting.

Newbury Artisan was piloted in November and proved a hit with locals and visitors to the town. It offers a diverse, quality shopping experience that celebrates independent producers. Equally importantly, it creates a place where you can enjoy a day out, meet friends, eat, drink, browse and chat to the craftspeople, making for a social shopping experience.

Brought to you as a joint venture by Newbury BID and Newbury Artisan Market, the market will take place on the last Sunday of every month (with the exception of May, when it happens on the 22nd of the month).

More details from www.newburyartisanmarket.co.uk.

Newbury Artisan - Sunday 1 November

The first Newbury Artisan – a new type of market in the pedestrianised part of town – takes place on Sunday 1 November, with a focus on food, crafts and ‘suitcase sales’.

Edible offerings will include street food to feast on there and then, and farmers’ market-style wares, such as artisan breads, local cheeses, fresh veg, hand-made pies and cakes, local beers and ciders … all great for taking home to enjoy later.

Alongside the food stalls will be handcrafted goods and gifts from designers and craftspeople who aren’t usually on the high street. Something a little different will be ‘suitcase sales’, where micro-businesses can, as the name suggests, create a diminutive market to sell from a suitcase. This might be anything from jams, chutneys and honey to vintage treasures and trinkets.

Newbury Artisan will be a diverse, quality, shopping experience that celebrates independent producers. Equally importantly, it will create a place where you can enjoy a day out, meet friends, eat, drink, browse and chat to the craftspeople, making for a social shopping experience.

Brought to you by Newbury BID, plans are in place to introduce the market as a regular monthly feature next spring. Taking over the whole of the pedestrianised area, Newbury Artisan will be held on the second Sunday of the month and offer a new social event on the Newbury calendar.