Warm Start, Chilly End - to April

Both our Market Members & our Customers & Visitors alike don't seem to know whether to turn up in their shorts or their long johns this month! But with the May Bank Holiday weekend on it's way, let us hope the sun is here to stay.

This picture was taken overlooking The Vale of Evesham, which is just the otherside of the escarpment from Chipping Campden. Everything just springing into life and just like our market, there are always new things to see and try.

Why not pay us a visit this Friday, when the Maypole dancers will be in the square.

Easter is upon us!

Hello everyone,
I hope you are all getting ready for the Easter weekend. Here at the Country Market all our members have been extremely busy - whether it be our Chocolatier producing choclate eggs or our Plantsmen & women readying their spring plant showings.

In addition we have all our Foodies busy baking both sweet and savoury offerings and our Craft section has made lots of cards & gifts for all ages & tastes.

Please remember, we are 

OPEN ON MAUNDY THURSDAY 2nd APRIL 

at the usual 09 -11.00 time and will be closed Good Friday.

Hope to see lots of new faces as well as our regulars ..... until Thursday.

Not long until we open again!

Happy New Year

The Country Market will re open on Friday the 6th February 2015 and you will find all our regular producers waiting to serve you with their various goodies.

So don't be late - open from 09.0 - 11.00 as usual ......See you there

It's nearly Christmas!

Well I know we haven't had any snow yet so this is just wishful thinking on my part, but it does make the Lower Town Hall look pretty & sort of festive.

Anyway Friday the 19th is our big morning, we have lots of orders to be boxed or bagged up ready for collection. We have asked our customers not to arrive until after 9.30 as we need this length of time to get everything in place.

I know quite a few of us will be wearing something Christmassy and when we finish at about 11.30, it's over the road for coffees to celebrate another year over for the Market.

For those of you reading this who have suddenly forgotten to put in your order, there will be a few bits & pieces available to buy on Friday, but if you want to be really safe, then as long as you ring by noon onTuesday 16th, then we may be able to help out - see our number up to the right.

Have a lovely Christmas everyone and we hope to see you all again on Friday 6/2/2015 when we re open for business.

Christmas Over for another year

Well it's over and we can all breath a sigh of relief as January is our month of rest here at the Country market.

December we were really busy with taking orders for Christmas and people generally stocking up for when we are closed.

Not to worry, we re-open on Friday 7th february at the usual time of 9.00

We wish all our customers, existing and those soon to be, a very Happy New Year and  look forward to catching up with you and making new acquaintances.

TASTER DAY 15th Nov

Well once again we have wizzed through the year and Christmas will soon be upon us.

We will be having our annual Taster Day on Friday from 9 - 11. Here you can taste lots of different goodies and if you particularly like something, either make a purchase, if available, or place an order ready for pick up on either the 13th or 20th December.

As well as food, we will have lots of craft items - cards  - hand made soaps 

- table decorations - plants in stylish containers .

Please come along as we are sure you will be pleasantly surprised.

Chipping Campden Business Forum

The Country Market is pleased to be part of the Chipping Campden Business Forum.

We attended a meeting last night and were able to view the new website for The Forum which became live yesterday. 

The Forum brings together all types of businesses within the Chipping Campden area, allowing participants to advertise their goods and services and obtain expert advice on how to maintain and grow their business - whatever the size.

Alfresco eating

Well the Bar-b-que season is well under way and we have just the items for your grill.

Sausages and gammon rashers are a favourite - but don't forget all your salad items to accompany your meal and of coure if there is still room, then I am sure we can supply you with a suitable pud for afters!

Shop Campden Friday 10/5

Chipping Campden Country Market kicked off the shop Campden Day. This is a promotion to shop locally; shop in Campden. On a use it or loose it basis. 

The main event followed in the afternoon including a black out of windows to show how the town would look without these shops - terrible!  

The theme was yellow & green (see pic) and there were fun events for the rest of the day.

Wonderful weather!

Well aren't we the lucky ones - beautiful weather; plants growing; trees coming into blossom and for us here at Chipping Campden, visitors coming to the town and calling in at the market.

CC is a place that has for many years been on the tourist circuit, whether they be from abroad or just some where else in the UK. 

Sometimes they just come in as they are curious as to what we are about and have a chat, whilst other times they make purchases, which all go to help our overall takings.

Why ever they call in, we are always pleased to see them and ask them to tell all their friends - who knows one of them may just buy something to take home.

 

Well, after the last few months at The Lygon Arms, we are now back at the refurbished Lower Town Hall in the heart of Chipping Campden.

Our grateful thanks goes to Sandra and her team for their hospitality during our enforced stay, but it's good be back.

Many thanks also to all our regular customers who travelled to the other end of town to continue shopping with us, in spite of the chilly and sometimes snowy weather.

It was also good to see that some not so local still paid us a visit when they saw our banner.

Over the next few months we will be profiling some of our new producers and we hope that you will come and try....and buy their wares.

So as they say -  "watch this space"!

Don't forget - It's homemade & locally sourced

Here at the Country Market in Chipping Campden, we are creators of fresh, home made and home cooked, sweet and savoury items. Any pork used is from our Lady pig farmer with beef and chicken supplied from within the Gloucestershire area.

Fresh vegetables used are generally local and any other ingredients tend to be British sourced if at all possible.

The Country Markets, throughout England & Wales, have always been renowned for keeping food as local as possible and we at Chipping Campden are no exception. 

We are at all times willing to answer questions about any of the produce that we sell – Remember everything is definitely what it says on the package!

Our new temporary home

We have now been in the back room of The Lygon Arms Hotel for the last two Fridays and both local and early visitors are starting to find us, with some even staying for a chat & coffee.
Don't forget we have all our usual items and some new ones as well for 2013.

Last market of 2012

Tomorrow, Friday 21st December will be the last market held in 2012

The Country Market will re-open on Fri 1st Feb 2013 at 9.00

Due to work being carried out on the Lower Town Hall, we will have a temporary move to The Lygon Arms Hotel back room.

Come along & have a coffee with friends or just call in for your usual selection from our array of sweet or savoury products; fresh vegetables & plants, perhaps a card or a gift.

We look forward to seeing you and wish all our customers a very Happy New Year.

ps. If you wish to place an order ready for collection on the 1st Feb, don't forget we can be contacted by text or a call on 07542017381

Successful Christmas Taster Day

 We had a very successful Taster Day with many people arriving early to make their selection and order ready for Christmas.

We continue to have a selection of items to try with cards and gifts on show to purchase or order for another day.

Also, don't forget that we can arrange for a Christmas hamper to be delivered locally or send a box of produce &/or gifts to the value you require anywhere in the country from the nearest Country Market - please enquire for further details.

Our last Friday opening is the 21st December - re open 3rd February 2013

CHRISTMAS TASTER DAY

Chipping Campden Country Market are to hold their annual Christmas Taster at 9.00-11.00 on Friday 9th November with all the usual treats to taste along with cards and crafts to view and buy ready for Christmas. Order forms will be available for you to make your choice on the day or to take away, but don't forget that forms must be back with us by the 14th December. ( NB. For Christmas cakes & puddings we need forms back by the end of November)

WINTER OPENING HOURS

Just recently we have had a trial summer period where we have stayed opened until 11.30, BUT this Friday 28/9,  will be the last one that we do that until 2013. As from October we will revert to 11.00 closing time.

British Food & Farming Fortnight 25/7 - 12/8

This year British Food & Farming Fortnight runs concurrently with the 2012 Olympic Games

 We at the Country market are putting out the bunting again this Friday for the start of the Games and again the following week and we will actively be promoting British Food at its best, courtesy of our producers.

Please pay us a visit and see what exciting items we have on offer.

Father's Day

Don't forget it is Father's Day this coming Sunday 17th June, so please order any items you require by Tuesday evening 17.00hrs,; see details below.

We will be open 09.00 - 11.30 so hope to see you.

Olimpick Games & Jubilee Weekend

 In Jacobean dress commenerating the 400 Anniversary of the Cotswold Olimpick Games and with our market venue decked out for the start of the Jubilee weekend.

We had many delighful comments concerning both our dress and decorations.

The local Mayor came in to put the seal of approval to the event.

We had some 400 year old receipes, with such items as Whigs biscuits; Banbury cakes & Heties. The Jubilee pie went down a storm.