THE LOCATION could not have been better, just a few yards from the markets in the main shopping street. This has always been the main idea behind Making Markets Matter – using competitions and special attractions to encourage people to use their local market round the corner.
And judging by the swell of balloons being escorted round the market by lots of youngsters it really worked.
Unfortunately, whilst there was little heavy rain, the wet pavement meant it was unsafe to operate the voucher vault. This, of course, will be a persistent problem and the MMM team is looking at an alternative which can be substituted on wet days.