A Full House for June Next Market – Saturday 4th June 10.00am to 12.30pm There is such a lot going on in Silchester in June. For a small village we certainly pack a lot in. Hopefully the weather will be kind to all the events laid on! A big thank you to all those who volunteer their time and efforts to make them happen on our behalf. The next Village Market,…
Suzi and Jane take on the Market Café After seven years of volunteering, I would like to thank all those members of the Market Café team, past and present, who have turned up to provide cups of tea and bacon sandwiches month in, month out to our customers and stallholders. Before the Village Hall refurbishment this brave and merry band used to have to cook in the “corridor” that used…
Just a couple more weeks to our next Market, so a ‘long’ update from me! Whilst I’ve been out and about dog walking on our beautiful common, the general topic of conversation when meeting other walkers seems to have been about David from Devon Fishcakes and his amazing fresh fish, all the way from Brixham, or how much people are enjoying the locally sourced artisan cheeses brought along by…
April Stall in the Spotlight: The Cheese Agent Want award-winning cheeses made in Berkshire and Hampshire? Fancy buying from a local with direct relationships with the dairies and wholesalers? Find the Sainsbury’s chilled aisle simply too cold to contend with? Look no further than The Cheese Agent. Almost a year ago to the day, Tony Hammond set up his business and it’s fair to say it’s booming. As well as…
Silchester Village Market April Next Market – Saturday 2nd April 10.00am to 12.30pm Whilst, we normally have an intense dislike of queues, it warmed the cockles of our hearts to see long lines of people waiting to buy fresh fish from David Meadows at the March Silchester Village Market. Thank you to all who came along and supported the stall holders, in the best possible way, by buying what they…
Silchester Village Market welcomes another new stall for our April Marker. ‘Love Phoebe’ are a local start up in Burghfield Common. The husband and wife team came to the Market on Saturday and were really keen to have a stall. Love Phoebe specialise in vintage and industrial lighting. Handcrafted lamps and bespoke designs, made to order and quaintly packaged. Not something you would think to go to Silchester Village Market…
A very big thank you to “treasured” old, and the many new, customers who braved the elements to visit us at our first Silchester Village Market of the year. We didn’t run out of cake; we sold more bacon sandwiches than ever before; and we were delighted to welcome lots of ‘little people’ with their Mums and Dads. Wyatts, our local butcher, nearly sold out. Valerie was greeted with a…
A warm Silchester welcome to David of Devon Fishcakes who will be set up outside the village hall on Saturday 5th March with his award winning gourmet Fishcakes and other fresh seafood. A first for Silchester Village Market! Here’s a bit more about Devon Fishcakes: “Devon’s Finest Fishcakes” We buy the freshest fish from local boats. We provide a unique range of delicious gourmet fishcakes, seafood dishes, fish soups, pies…
Lots of lovely Usborne books for sale! New titles and old favourites in stock, plus can order any Usborne titles for collection at next market! February specials: Historical colouring books £4 (RRP £5.99); Boxset of History of Britain £20 (RRP £79.90)
Brenda Harding started selling coffee out of desperation to find a good local supplier. Having given up working in London when her son was a baby and needing to find an alternative to driving up to Covent Garden to buy her favourite coffee she hit upon the idea of selling coffee. She had just returned from taking her children to Zurich to visit a friend and was impressed with a tiny…