Cambridge Market: Talking to the traders - Friday 20th December 2024 Part 1

A big thank you to all the stall holders who spoke to me in this part, I truly appreciated the time you spent with me and the informative conversations we had.
This series of videos has come about because I visited the market on the 14th December and got talking to a butcher about the proposed changes the City Council wants to make. He had a petition against it on his counter and I asked him about it as I was signing.
While talking to him, I suddenly thought it might be a good idea to talk to as many traders as I could about the proposals and record what they had to say. I spent the next week doing just that, and may continue after the Christmas break if I get the time. It has been both eye-opening and illuminating. I have learned a lot from the people I have spoken to, on and off camera, and I am very grateful to everyone for putting up with me at what is the busiest time of year for them.

Useful links:
This sort of behaviour does not bode well for the future of the market:

"Pioneer Group bought the centre in August 2022. It plans to partially demolish the shopping centre in order to create new life science laboratories, as well as a hotel and gym.
Alex said decisions made by the owners caused footfall to drop and businesses to run up debts, which he believes has been a purposeful tactic to remove the businesses from the centre."
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/grafton-centres-independent-businesses-slam-29398602

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/gallery/empty-shops-grafton-centre-ahead-29796822

https://foodfindershub.co.uk/

https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/markets

Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire markets
Open for comments from Monday 25 November 2024 to Sunday 2 February 2025.
Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council are seeking views on markets in the area.
https://engage.cambridge.gov.uk/en-GB/projects/cambridge-and-south-cambridgeshire-markets

Traders fear impact of £12.6m market upgrade
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c170yjp7gq7o

https://www.love-cambridge.com/cambridge-markets/

https://cambridgesustainablefood.org/

CAMBRIDGE MARKET - THEN AND NOW
https://www.thecambridgecritique.com/home/2020/4/6/cambridge-market-then-and-now