Market Drayton Market: Local MP pays a visit and chats to traders.

Shropshire Star

MP Helen Morgan was visiting Market Drayton Market. We caught up with her and some of the traders to find out a bit more about what people can expect on a visit.

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00:00So we're here at Market Drayton and Kate, the market, this is your world here isn't it?

00:04It is, it is, the centre of my universe.

00:07And you've got a special VIP guest today.

00:09We have, lovely Helen Morgan.

00:11Hello Helen.

00:11Our North Shropshire MP.

00:14So what's the idea of the visit today then Helen, just to kind of see what's going on, what's happening here?

00:20Yeah, just to show some support really because Kate's done such a fabulous job in reinvigorating the market here.

00:25Getting lots of people to come shopping in Market Drayton on a Wednesday and on a Saturday morning.

00:30So I just really wanted to come along and show you my support and have a look around the stalls as well because they're excellent.

00:34And what have you thought of what you've seen? There's a nice range of stalls isn't there?

00:38Yeah, it's really lovely. It's got a really nice atmosphere.

00:41The traders are obviously doing well and they're enjoying working with each other.

00:46And it's just great to see so many people out and about in Market Drayton as well.

00:50And Kate, it draws people in from quite far afield doesn't it?

00:53I know myself, stopping someone on the street at one of the markets,

00:56they've come over from the black country to visit Market Drayton markets.

00:59That's a nice little pat on the back that you're doing something right isn't it?

01:02It is, it is.

01:03And it's growing as well, you've got new traders coming along.

01:07Yes, the street market on a Wednesday has increased hugely.

01:11And I've already got a new trader signed up who's trading here on the Artisan market

01:17and is now going to join us on the Wednesday street market.

01:20So I'm thrilled about that.

01:22Great stuff. Well I will let you continue shopping ladies.

01:25Thank you very much.

01:25Cheers.

01:28Hello Sally, you okay?

01:30I'm very well, thank you.

01:31Cool, so your business is The Yummy Box?

01:33Yes.

01:34And what do you do then? I think we're getting the gist of it, go on.

01:38I sell and make homemade chocolate truffles.

01:43Yeah.

01:43So I've got a big selection.

01:45And how long have you been involved with Market Drayton market?

01:49About a year and a half now.

01:51Yeah.

01:51I used to have a stall but because I'm ill I decided to have a table.

01:56Hence I've got over there, I've got a chocolate fountain.

01:59That looks good.

02:01That is for the brain tumour association because I've got a brain tumour.

02:04Oh wow.

02:05And they're very good in here so if I'm ill because of the tumour they let me have the

02:09time off because I can't be in.

02:11Yeah, yeah wow.

02:12So it's that kind of camaraderie of the market traders all coming.

02:16Everybody is here for everybody else and they're so nice to each other.

02:20It's a nice vibe isn't it when you walk around the market at Market Drayton.

02:23I am picking that up.

02:24Nice kind of feel to it you know.

02:26We also look out for each other and you know the chefs behind me have got my husband's

02:31phone number so if I have a seizure, if I have epilepsy, I'll phone my husband and they

02:37all look after me.

02:38Cool.

02:39So what would you recommend then if someone was coming?

02:41What's, you know, for yourself?

02:43I mean the passion fruit kind of gives me your air.

02:49These little purple.

02:50They look very cute, I have to admit.

02:52So my biggest seller is probably the Biscoffy Truffles or the Cinder Toffee, which I've

02:58got the Cinder Toffee bits and that was made yesterday, the Cinder Toffee.

03:06And my other biggest seller, my favourite is the Raspberry.

03:09Raspberry.

03:10Yeah.

03:10It's all good shouts.

03:11Get yourselves down guys, Raspberry's the word.

03:14Oh it's very yummy, that'll be a favourite.

03:16So who in the market do we find?

03:17Katie, hello.

03:18Hello.

03:19It's an usual name isn't it Katie?

03:21I like that.

03:22How long have you been trading here then?

03:24I've been trading here for about seven months maybe.

03:27Cool.

03:28And how old are you?

03:29Quite younger yeah?

03:29I'm 14.

03:3014 and a businesswoman already.

03:33So what's some of the stuff?

03:34Talk us through what you're selling.

03:36So over here are all my earrings.

03:39My business is called Charmed because I use Charmed with my earrings and everything else.

03:45And do you make these yourself then?

03:47Yes I do.

03:48Wow, okay.

03:49And then what are these over here, these colourful?

03:52Yeah.

03:52These are cotton roses.

03:55Cotton?

03:56Yes.

03:56Oh wow.

03:57So I use wax to dip them into.

04:00Yeah.

04:00And then add a bit of glitter on top of some of them.

04:04That's cool.

04:04And as well as trying to earn a few pounds, do you kind of like the buzz of the market,

04:09meeting people?

04:09Is that?

04:10Yes.

04:10Yeah yeah.

04:11So what would you like to kind of do when you're an old woman like I'm an old man?

04:15What would you like to be doing?

04:17When I'm older, I like to act and stuff.

04:21And I also like to make things.

04:23So sometimes I think of being a fashion designer to create dresses and stuff.

04:28Yeah, yeah.

04:29Sounds good.

04:29Well, good luck in that, Katie.

04:31And good luck with your stall.

04:35Hi.

04:36Well, let me introduce you to Sue.

04:38This is Helen Morgan, Longstropshire MP.

04:42Hello, Sue.

04:43What's your stall all about then, Sue?

04:44What have we got here?

04:45Um, everything is handmade.

04:47Yeah.

04:47And I've loved sewing all my life.

04:49OK.

04:49And it all started really with our youngest granddaughter, who now is 15,

04:55with name bunting that I did.

04:57And it's just grown from there.

04:58Ah.

04:59Um, we're doing quite a lot of bespoke bunting and name bunting.

05:04Um, this is one of the...

05:08Ah, that's great.

05:10Have you got a Helen?

05:11Yeah.

05:11Or a Morgan?

05:12Um, but it's all different colours and everything else.

05:16Yeah.

05:16And then it went on to name cushions.

05:18Oh, that's pretty.

05:19And then decorative cushions and all different decorative bunting.

05:22That's another one that we're doing.

05:24Oh, that's cool.

05:25Yeah, they are.

05:25They're delightful.

05:27Do you hand make them all yourself?

05:28I hand make everything that's on the stall.

05:30Wow.

05:30That's incredible.

05:31Um, but we don't sell on a website, because a lot of the bunting we do is universal.

05:35We didn't want people to copy.

05:37So I do about six artisan markets a month, and it's all I can do to keep up with that.

05:42I just love selling.

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