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Farmers Market...
The Wayland Farmers Market was introduced in July 2000 following consultation
with Farmers and food producers in the area. Initially a pilot scheme, its
success brought lottery and Market Town Initiative Funding to pay for market
stalls and to join the National Association of Farmers Markets and apply for
certification. While the market is supported by the Wayland Partnership, it
is managed by a team of hardworking volunteers who ensure that the stalls are
erected and dismantled and returned to their barn each month.
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The market is held in Watton High Street on the first
Saturday of each month except January and operates within
strict guidelines. All goods sold must have been grown,
reared, baked, brewed or crafted by the stall holder
or a member of his family and all operate within the
rules laid down by Trading Standards and Environmental
Health and are licensed to trade on the High Street
by Breckland Council. The market is inspected by the
Soil Association each year in order to maintain its
certificate. The Wayland Market is one of only three
certificated markets in Norfolk – the others are
Aylsham and Acle. Many of the stall holders have been
with the market from the outset. As at January 2008
the site fee for stall holders is £10 which covers
the cost of licensing, the transportation and repair
of stalls and the FARMA membership and certification.
This may need to be reviewed as costs increase.
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Over the years the market has won a number of awards.
In 2003 it won the ‘Best Market Town project in
the East of England’ award and was runner up
in the EDP Norfolk Food Awards, which we then won in
both 2004 and 2006. The market features in a number
of Good Practice Guides both regionally and nationally. |
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