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Meet the traders inside Abingdon Street Market
Blackpool Gazette
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11/11/2023
Reporter, Lucinda Herbert, went for a walk around inside the newly regenerated Abingdon Street Market to meet some of the traders.
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We've got fresh fruit and veg, quite a range of vegan produce, we've got vegan cheeses,
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some gluten free products, dried flowers, soaps, bath bombs, we've kind of got a bit
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of everything really.
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As somebody who was born and raised in the area and never really felt like there was
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a communal space to go to, I find myself coming to Aberdeen Street Market all the time for
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food, to meet up with friends and now with a retail space as well, I think it's a really
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really positive thing for the town, absolutely.
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We originated in Cornwall, in Newquay, so we brought a bit of that surf life to Blackpool,
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obviously we're not a surf town but we do have a beach so we're kind of making the most
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of it.
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Yeah, we try to promote clean seas, we're trying to bring brands like that in so people
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are more aware of the ocean.
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Our t-shirts are all £10 and things range to £30 but that's for hoodies so yeah it's
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all quite affordable.
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We were sharing pictures of our own record collection, sharing a bit of knowledge on
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the albums, each title, if it was a limited release, why it was limited, just any information,
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it's just a passion really, it's a passion project, yeah, that's how it started.
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And then very naturally progressed into events and promotions and then the rest is history,
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it just kind of happened very naturally I guess.
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It started through an Instagram account is the short answer.
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We've got plans to do other stuff down the road, we want to have in-store acoustic performances,
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we want to do in-store sign-ins, late night shopping which we'll do towards Christmas,
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we want to support local creatives so we sell stuff through Boogie Prince which is a graphic
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designer in the nearby area.
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I think those who are involved in the development side of it, so from LBL to Little Blackpool
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Leisure to the investors to the individuals themselves that work here, I think it's bringing
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that Manchester, Northern Quarter vibe dead into the town centre of Blackpool.
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It's bringing people closer together, people are being able to meet, there's no other word
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like it, it's just incredible right now.
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It's very positive to be a part of it, so it's great, yeah, it's a good space.
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We were selling all our gifts and crystals from our dining room and then when we found
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out about the market we thought, right, this sounds fantastic, we've got the opportunity
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to sell a bit more in the right location and be part of a new retail community in the heart
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of Blackpool.
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The market looks fabulous and all the traders that I've met and all the people to do with
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the market have all been fantastic, there's a proper community here and going forward
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I think it's going to be marvellous, not only for the market but for Blackpool and the town
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centre.
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Yeah, I've got a passion for Blackpool, love being part of this town centre, love being
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part of the regeneration, really excited about all this.
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So what are your thoughts on having the street market so far?
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Oh I love it, I love the vibe of the place, I think Blackpool's needed a marketplace that's
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undercover with the drinking and the social vibe of it, I think it's been needed for a
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very long time and yes I love the feel of it down here, it's very arty, it's very modern,
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very different and proud to be a part of it.
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