update

​What a year 2020 has been. Today we would have been celebrating our first year of trading as a fully independent market but it was not to be, it means that next year will be an even bigger celebration instead.

Unfortunately it has not been safe for us to organise and run our market due to the various restrictions and safety concerns. We are aware that there have been some other markets running in the area. This is mainly due to having different circumstances to us, which has lead to some queries as to why we couldn't do the same. Those who have been able to run have had more space, so it was easier to implement the requirements to adhere to social distancing, also limited access points to control crowd numbers, neither of which we have in the centre of Shepton Mallet with several access points and limited space, leading to it not being possible for us to be able to run.

We can't wait to be able to come back, we miss our traders and the lovely buzz the market creates in the town but we will only do so when it is totally safe for our volunteers, traders, entertainers and of course customers.

Here's a few pictures as a little reminder of what we enjoyed this time last year.

Small businesses and especially those who trade at events like ours have undoubtedly suffered this year.

Please continue to support our wonderful traders by visiting them all in one handy place on our website where you will find a list with links to their social media platforms or websites (where available)
www.thesheptonexperience.co.uk

Stay safe everyone, thank you for all your support and we look forward to welcoming you all back in 2021
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