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DATE – THURSDAY 28 JANUARY 2016

VENUE – THE COUNCIL HOUSE, BIRMINGHAM

NABMA is pleased to announce details of this popular January event which will once again be held at the prestigious venue of the Council House, Birmingham for the first major markets event of the New Year.

This year the theme builds on the substantial work programme from Mission for Markets, shared by NABMA and NMTF, and the research and feedback that was generated. After spending the last year looking at the challenges and opportunities facing markets, the conference will cover some of the themes and share and celebrate the good practice and innovation that was discovered in the research. The big questions always focus around how a community creates a successful market and the tools needed? The next issue is always around sustaining and developing the market further. We aim to present some examples from market operators who have achieved success, and are willing to share their recipes.

Our draft programme includes the political view from Westminster and case studies of redevelopment agendas at Birmingham and Greenwich. We take the themed areas of Mission for Markets and look at management models, dealing with contract management and examining the Markets Check List that needs to be in place for all operators. We ask how communities can be more involved in their markets and look at who is driving new markets and innovation.

The January event would not be complete without the awards ceremony for Great British Market of the Year. Celebrate with us the very best in our various entry categories and be there to share first hand who will take the acclaimed title of Britain’s Favourite Market 2016.  Sponsored by KPR Midlink the judging panel will reveal the winners of this prestigious competition.

We have provided a very special early booking offer with three delegates able to attend for just £250. I urge you to book early as in recent years this One Day Conference has been oversubscribed. Please book early therefore to avoid disappointment.

COST -  SPECIAL OFFER OF £100 PER DELEGATE PLUS NEXT DELEGATE AT £75 OR 3 DELEGATE PLACES FOR £250 – ALL PLUS VAT for more details NABMA members will need to visit the website: http://www.nabma.com/

Want to trade at one of the most prestigious Christmas Market in London? 

20th November 2015 – 23rd December 2015

Xmas Markets Ltd will be organizing for the second time a Traditional Christmas Market at Tate Modern.
Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London. It is Britain’s national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group. It is the most-visited modern art gallery in the world, with around 4.7 million visitors per year. Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1900 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art.

The closest station is Blackfriars via its new south entrance. Other nearby stations include Southwark, as well as St Paul’s and Mansion House north of the river which can be reached via the Millennium Bridge. The lampposts between Southwark tube station and Tate Modern are painted orange to show pedestrian visitors the route.

There is also the bankside pier just outside the gallery with regular passenger boat services (commuter service) and the Tate to Tate service, which connects Tate Modern with Tate Britain. www.thamesclippers.com

The footfall per annum of Tate Modern approx. 4,8 million visitors without a seasonal event.

The City of London offers a rich historical past combined with a vibrant present day life. It is a true multicultural city incorporating impressive architecture, a multitude of bars, restaurants and shopping opportunities alongside an outstanding variety of theatre performances. Greater London covers 1,584 square kilometres and is one of the richest cities in Europe. Cost of living may be high but the average salaries reflect this meaning a high level of disposable income for its inhabitants. It has an employed population of 3.4 million with an additional 300,000 students.

Tate Modern Christmas Market

Dates (subject to planning):  20th November 2015 – 23rd Dec 2015

Opening hours

Monday to Friday 11am Saturday & Sunday 10am

Closing hours

Sunday to Thursday 9pm Friday and Saturday 10pm

All chalets shall be fully open and trading to the specified times - otherwise financial penalties will apply!

Rent

£ 1.700,- + VAT per running metre for stall location in Category RED

£ 1.350,- + VAT per running metre for stall location in Category BLUE

£ 950,- + VAT per running metre for stall location in Category YELLOW Please see below a plan for the stall location and category applying for (first come, first serve).

N.B Rent for food and drink concessions will be discussed with management.

In order to secure the spot, it is necessary to have a signed contract and a down payment.

Payment failure will result in loss of the stall position.

Electricity

£ 195,- + VAT per running metre. (food traders need to contact Xmas Markets)

Electricity is only supplied during the market operating hours.

The required electricity must be supplied in writing and agreed up on by XmasMarkets Ltd.

Electricity is for the lighting of the chalet / agreed upon working tools. No kettles, other individual food heaters or electric heaters may be used.

Insurance

A copy of your public liability insurance should be supplied with your application

Xmas Markets Ltd. must be supplied with a risk assessment by every trader in advance

Chalets

 Xmas Markets Ltd. does NOT provide chalets. Decoration of chalets:

Provisional Set up & Take down dates

Set up: 12th Nov – 18th Nov

More detailed information will be sent in October to successful applicants following signing of contract and received payment.
There will be a test run on the 19th of Nov.

Take down: 24th Dec – 29th Dec
Detailed information will be provided onsite during the event. However site to be cleared by 7pm on the 29th Dec 2015.

Gas

No electric heaters are allowed under any circumstances.

Food chalets, which require gas, need to inform us as it reflects on the position

Water

Water supplies are in the surrounding areas. Please bring suitable containers with you. – No alternative possible!

Grey water is to be disposed at a designated point. Please ensure all food waste is removed prior to disposal. Do not dispose cooking oil in grey water – this should be allowed to solidify and be disposed off site in a solid state by the trader to avoid blocking the drain.

Food Handling

All food traders must:

• Have Food Hygiene certificates.
  
• Have washing up facilities with hot and cold running water.
  
• Have a separate hand wash basin with hot and cold running water.
  
• Have a sack holder recycling bin with see through rubbish bags.
  

It is the responsibility of the stall holder to ensure full compliance with all Health and Safety regulations. Please see our website if you require further information and read the relevant documents.

Security

Marketing

From autumn onwards there will be press releases, mailings, advertisement, social media activities and much more to newspapers, magazines, travel agencies and tour operators within London and nationwide.

Music

• There will be seasonal background music through the entire duration of the market.
  
• No music is allowed in the stalls itself.
  

Congestion Charging Zone/ Low emission Zone

All vehicles coming on site have to let us know the number plate

Central London has both a Congestion Charging Zone and Low Emission Zone for vehicles and lorries.

Please visit for further information please visit: www.cclondon.com and http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/lez/default.aspx

Accommodation

www.hrs.de
www.bed-breakfast.de
www.hotels.com
www.only-apartments.dewww.accommodationlondon.netwww.booking.comwww.tourist-online.de/Grossbritannienwww.visitbritain.com/VB3-de-DE/index.aspx

For further information please contact us:

bs@xmas-markets.com

Xmas Markets Ltd. 12 Sandycroft
Abbey Wood, London

SE2 0XY
Tel: 0049-2236 389533 Fax: 0044-208 181 4825

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MARKETS 

Earlier this year the National Association of British Market Authorities published research commissioned from Manchester Metropolitan University and the Institute of Place Management Markets Matter: Reviewing the evidence highlighting the importance of markets and their impact on footfall in town centres. 

Now, with the support of six NABMA members, reports have been published on studies undertaken at each of these markets, looking at a wide range of economic factors. This research undertaken by ROI Team and commissioned by NABMA, is part of a year of work, aimed at highlighting the performance of markets, in preparation for the publication of Mission for Markets. 

The national Mission for Markets campaign demonstrates through this research that UK markets can prove their contribution to local economies, enabling them for the first time to determine their worth to owners, retailers, and potential investors in the following ways:

• Markets deliver a big turnover from a small footprint - so are the friends of town centre locations
  

• Markets support more jobs per area than other retail outlets
  

• Markets are making a growing contribution to the local business chain
  

The research was conducted by ROI Team between February and March this year, assessed spend in six progressive markets in the UK.  Turnover data from both customers and traders was analysed from a market specific basis, with the highlights reporting:

• Refurbished indoor/outdoor Markets in the north-west generate almost £30 million per year and support 160 jobs

• Compact outdoor markets in the London suburbs, operating from a previously under used Town center space, are found to generate almost £3.5 million per year, supporting 50 jobs

• Family traders in a north-west market now provide thousands of meals per week to Singapore Airlines and Chester Zoo cafes

• One day per week outdoor markets in the north-west generate almost £2 million per year on an investment by the Council of less than £1000 
  

One of the objectives of the Mission for Markets campaign has been to bring intelligence and information resources, already widely available across the retail landscape, to the markets industry.  To this end the methodology used by ROI Team for the work will be made freely available to market managers via the Mission for Markets website www.mission4markets.uk.

Releasing the report, Graham Wilson OBE, Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of British Market Authorities said “ This is a significant step forward for the retail market sector. We have demonstrated the economic importance of six award-winning markets across England, which we hope will enable every market in the country to prove its worth and pitch for funds and investment.  We welcome this work which strengthens the current Mission for Markets campaign”.

All reports can also be found on the NABMA website, at the bottom of the front page among the downloadable documents, from Ashton Under Lyne, Plymouth, Market Harborough. Poulton and Kingston Markets. A sixth report from Keswick will be published shortly.

The announcement of the new governments Minister for High Streets, Town Centres and Markets was made earlier today by the Department for Communities and Local Government, who have been keen supporters of the Love Your Local Market campaign, working closely with lead organisation, The National Association of British Market Authorities.

Marcus Jones has a history of campaigning for micro-businesses in his role as Ambassador for the 2010 ‘Keep Trade Local’, organised by The Federation of Small Business, even being presented with an award by the Federation for the Best ‘Small Business Friendly’ MP.  We hope Mr Jones will be just as enthusiastic an advocate of Love Your Local Market.  

The new markets MP also heads up the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Town Centres as Chair, as well as having sat on the Backbench Business and Administration Select Committees, so has a good understanding of the challenges currently facing our markets and town centres.

We look forward to continuing our partnership with government and working with the Minister in the future….with one week to go of Love Your Local Market, we will hopefully see him out and about in his constituency visiting the excellent events being held on Nuneaton and Bedworth Markets.