Newbury Market may close!, Parking issues when bus station returns to Wharf. Options

[On the edge]

Oh dear! So much for those with a yearning for a return to a 1950s size market. It seems WBCs plan to restore that environment by bringing the bus station back to the Wharf will herald the end of trading because the few stall holders left can't park near their pitches. Still, its a gentle way of gently letting the market pass away without too much effort and thus contributing to the bigger vision. WBC and NTC working together; joined up thinking.

[Simon Kirby]

Oh dear! So much for those with a yearning for a return to a 1950s size market. It seems WBCs plan to restore that environment by bringing the bus station back to the Wharf will herald the end of trading because the few stall holders left can't park near their pitches. Still, its a gentle way of gently letting the market pass away without too much effort and thus contributing to the bigger vision. WBC and NTC working together; joined up thinking.

There's no threat to the charter market, this is just the town council seeking attention. Market traders could be allowed to park in the market square right next to their pitches, or better still they could park in the market square and move the pitches to Northbrook Street where the footfall is and where people will actually buy stuff.

If the charter market were run by an independent market operator who knew something about their craft it would actually be a credit to the town rather than the moribund embarrassment it is today and we could put the £20k or so that it currently costs the tax payer to administer the thing towards something a little more deserving.