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We are delighted to confirm that applications for the Swindon Retail market are now open and can be accessed at this link: https://forms.gle/RNH8fzUeC9c4T7j27
Please note that this application is for the Retail market only, the Farmers Market and Craft Market applications are not available as of yet.
Completing this application does not guarantee your position, it is subject to a successful application and acceptance from our team.
Unfortunately due to the high-winds forecast, we have had to take the decision to cancel the Cirencester Monday Charter Market scheduled for Monday 21st February.
As disappointing as it is to have to cancel this after losing the Friday Market last week, we need to act in the best interests of the safety of traders, customers and our staff.
Hopefully the schedule will return to normal as soon as possible.
We are delighted to confirm that applications for the Swindon Retail market are now open and can be accessed at this link: https://forms.gle/RNH8fzUeC9c4T7j27
Please note that this application is for the Retail market only, the Farmers Market and Craft Market applications are not available as of yet.
Completing this application does not guarantee your position, it is subject to a successful application and acceptance from our team.
As it stands, all markets scheduled for tomorrow (19th February 2022) will be going ahead as planned. Should this change due to the forecast, we will provide further updates.
A national campaign to prevent shoppers from being conned into
buying fake designer goods and other illicit items is being backed
by Gloucestershire County Council’s trading standards department
and Cotswold Markets.
They have signed up to the Real Deal scheme to promote legal sellers at Moreton-in-
Marsh Market, run by Cotswold Markets. The campaign is a national initiative to
ensure markets are run legally and have a working relationship with trading
standards.
Patricia Lennon, national manager of the Real Deal campaign, said: “We are
delighted to welcome Moreton Market into the Real Deal. By signing the Charter and
displaying the Real Deal logo, they are joining with hundreds of markets across the
country in saying ‘no’ to counterfeits and rogue traders.”
Cllr Dave Norman, cabinet member for trading standards at Gloucestershire County
Council, said: "It is important to ensure legitimate traders are protected and those who
feel they can make easy money are deterred at the earliest stage.
“Shoppers want to know that they will be buying genuine items so I’m pleased this
partnership working through the Real Deal scheme will offer that reassurance.”
Dave Joynes, managing director of Cotswold Markets, said: “This is a great initiative
that will see us working together with trading standards to protect consumers and
local businesses from the harm caused by the trade in counterfeit goods.
“We’re really proud of our market’s reputation and want to reassure residents, visitors
and businesses that we’re committed to maintaining a safe and fair environment in
which to shop and trade.”
It comes after Cirencester Market, jointly run by Cirencester Town Council and
Cotswold Markets, signed up to the Charter in July last year.
Since its launch in 2009, more than 500 markets across the UK have made a
commitment to fake-free trading by signing the voluntary Real Deal Charter with their
local trading standards.
If you have any concerns about items sold at Moreton-in-Marsh Market please
contact Trading Standards on 0808 223 1133.
For more information on the scheme visit: www.realdealmarkets.co.uk
