Hana York Derby Market Hall

Derby World

We caught up with Hana York, Derby Market Hall Manager ahead of the big launch. Hear about Hana's dreams and aspirations for the newly opened city food hall, market hall and events space.

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00:00I'm speaking with Hannah from Derby Market Hall. How are you doing, Hannah?

00:03I'm really good, thank you.

00:05Great. So you heard speak about the amazing Market Hall, which opens on the Saturday, the 24th of May.

00:12You cited...

00:13I can't wait. It's been a long time in the coming.

00:17Anyone who knows how long it's taken this renovation to come to fruition will know that.

00:22We are just buzzing about the building, what it's looking like, what it's going to mean for the city,

00:27and we cannot wait to throw those doors open and welcome everyone to the building on Saturday.

00:32Great. What are you most excited about?

00:34Which other a bit of the stalls that you can't wait to sample, try out?

00:38I think I could possibly end up the fattest market hall manager ever because the food in here is out of this world.

00:46We have got food traders from all over the world shining a light on their food, their cultures,

00:53but also being proud to be from Derby, Derbyshire and the local area.

00:58So absolutely, the food here is going to be amazing.

01:01Right.

01:01That said, the dry goods traders that we've got here, the pop-up stalls we've got here,

01:06these traders are amazing and there really is something for everybody.

01:10So if food is your thing, we've got something for you.

01:13If gifts and things to buy are for you, then we've absolutely got that too.

01:18Now, is this also an event space, Hannah?

01:21Yes. So as we say, we are more than a market.

01:24So we have got this amazing building.

01:27It really is a wonderful space and absolutely, we hope to put on a huge range of activities.

01:33The week coming up, we've got tons.

01:35Live music, walking acts, entertainment, workshops, we've got the lot.

01:40Which are friendly too?

01:41It is. So fully accessible and we've worked really hard with the council's access hub

01:46to ensure that it's accessible as it can be.

01:48And that's something that we will continue to be working on.

01:51We'd really like to make sure we're not just meeting the minimum,

01:53we're going above and beyond and to ensure we're accessible for everybody,

01:57including our furry, furry four...

01:59Or playground friends.

02:00Yes.

02:02So there's a week's long events, what's going on?

02:07Like an events programme.

02:08So we really wanted to make sure that we were showing everybody

02:11what an amazing event space it could be.

02:14So from the minute we open the doors at 11 o'clock

02:17and we are led in by a wonderful brass band,

02:20there's going to be something on for everybody.

02:22As I say, we know it's half turn, so there's family-friendly activities going on.

02:26There'll be people walking around, walking acts.

02:30There's a bit of everything for everybody.

02:32The good stuff.

02:32All the good stuff.

02:33Anyone who knew the market hall from before,

02:35those are the faces I can't wait to see when they walk through.

02:39In its previous skies, it was a lot darker.

02:42Yeah.

02:43A bit more of a maze to walk through.

02:45Now the building has been restored to its former glory.

02:49All the window panes in the ceiling have been opened up.

02:52The light floods in.

02:54And I think people will just get a sense of what a beautiful building it is.

02:58What a great space.

02:59And it's now a really light, vibrant, modern place to come.

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