I am pleased to announce another great selection of stall holders for the October Market. Thank you to all those who come along and support the Market which means we are able to continue attracting (and retaining) great food stalls and makers. NEW NEW NEW – New maker, Elaine Parlour will be joining us for the first time to show us her beautiful handcrafted cards. Love Betty will also be…
Wow! We have a bumper turnout of stall holders for the September Market! We are delighted and proud that Clare Payne, who keeps “Spotted Silchester” Facebook followers up to date with village activities, has chosen Silchester Market to debut her brand new business, Forever Treasure. Clare is able to create a perfect unique silver keepsake and will be happy to take fingerprints, handprints and footprints and turn them into silver. Other great…
What’s another year? To all our wonderful customers new and old thank you for supporting the Market during 2016. To all our amazing stall holders who brought such a great selection of products to our community market, thank you also. We look forward to welcoming you all back on Saturday 4th February 2017 whatever the weather! Sadly Tracey, of Mortimer Cakes, has hung up her pinny but we have been…
Wow! What an amazing Silchester Christmas Market! The Village Hall was jam-packed with great stalls and at one time, you couldn’t move, we were so busy! Credit to all those customers who negotiated the walkways without spilling their mulled wine! Thanks to all of our stallholders, old and new, who worked hard to be set up and ready in record time before the doors opened. We had long queues waiting…
Our October Market was blighted by heavy rainfall but the “show” still went on and many customers braved the elements to bring their apples for pressing, fortunately under cover of a very large gazebo! To get over the horrible weather many hit the bottle and the wine tasting offered by Flowitt Hill Wines was very popular! We also had some beautiful autumn flowers on sale which were quickly snapped up…
Join us at the Market Cafe in September We look forward to seeing many of you again on Saturday 3rd September. We continue to receive such lovely feedback about the Market Café, run now for us by Suzi & Jane, so we hope you will also have time to enjoy a chat and meet up with your friends, family and neighbours. For nice things to eat and drink, John will…
Silchester Apple Juice To all of our wonderful customers with their own apple trees, or indeed whose families have apple trees, we are told that the apple season is running circa two weeks late due to the cold March and limited sunshine though there has been no problem with moisture!! Would love to hear how your own crop is faring after the bumper year last year. Richard Paget from My…
Just over a week to the next Market, so a quick update. Our line-up for August (correct at time of writing) Food and Drink The Coffee House -Brenda Wyatts (butchers) – Valerie Preserves, Marmalades, Curds, Jellies, Chutney and Pickles – by Sandi, Olga and Felicity (McP) Condiments – Neil Great Little Bakery (bread and bakery) Bakery/Cakes by Suzi & Jane and Tracey Free Range Eggs from Bloomfield Hatch Farm…
Stalls for the July Market Our line-up for July (correct at time of writing) Food and Drink The Coffee House -Brenda Wyatts (butchers) – Valerie Preserves, Marmalades, Curds, Jellies, Chutney and Pickles – by Sandi, Olga and Felicity (McP) Condiments – Neil Great Little Bakery (bread and bakery) Bakery/Cakes by Sandi, Suzi, Jane and Tracey Free Range Eggs from Bloomfield Hatch Farm The Cheese Agent – Tony Devon Fishcakes –…
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,…