New Market in Taunton

Castle Green Taunton and the New BHBA Taunton Market

When I first started trading in Taunton, last year, it was once a month on the high street outside Boots with the Blackdown Hills Business Association which has been running in Taunton for 10 years, in March 2013. However in the September our niche little market was joined by another market run by someone else, this market then took over the BHBA markets as they were held every Friday and Saturday, this market became very large with anything up to 60 stalls, which meant it became a general market, with no guarantee of a regular pitch space.

I did join this market and regularly traded every week, all year, seeing them all the way through the harsh December, January and February winter weather when ever possible (a few were cancelled due to heavy wind and rain). But when we got to April and I became more irregular, as I was trading at other events, I could no longer guarantee myself a good regular pitch as priority was given to other traders that were there every week, meaning I would often be outside Cafe Nero's (where I never did very well). When we got into July and August, my event calendar was so full with other events, it meant I haven't traded in Taunton for some time.

Now the BHBA markets are back, as of Saturday 27th September, IN A NEW PLACE, we are setting up our niche market again in the CASTLE GREEN, where you will find all the regular old BHBA members that traded last year and some new ones too.

We will then be on the Castle Green on the below dates till Christmas (T&M wont make all the dates as I will still be trading at other events, including the Donkey Sanctuary, Wells Town Hall, Knightshayes, Uffculme School, Wellington School, Glastonbury lights switch on and Exeter, so dates in red are the ones you will find us at, but please still support the other traders and the market when we are not there - unless you want to come and find me at the others!)

Saturday 27th September, Saturday 4th October, Friday 10th October, Saturday 11th October, Friday 17th October, Friday 24th October, Saturday 25th October, Friday 31st October, Saturday 1st November, Thursday 6th November, Friday 7th November, Saturday 8th November, Sunday 9th November, Thursday 13th November, Friday 14th November, Saturday 15th November, Sunday 16th November, Thursday 20th November, Friday 21st November, Saturday 22nd November, Sunday 23rd November, Thursday 27th November, Friday 28th November, Saturday 29th November, Sunday 30th November, Monday 1st December, Tuesday 2nd December, Wednesday 3rd December, Thursday 4th December, Friday 5th December, Saturday 6th December, Sunday 7th December, Monday 8th December, Tuesday 9th December, Wednesday 10th December, Thursday 11th December, Friday 12th December, Saturday 13th December, Sunday 14th December, Monday 15th December, Tuesday 16th December, Wednesday 17th December, Thursday 18th December, Friday 19th December, Saturday 20th December, Sunday 21st December, Monday 22nd December, Tuesday 23rd December, Wednesday 24th December.