The traders in Birmingham’s 850 year old traditional markets have been showing real Christmas Spirit. 
Yesterday I was pleased to receive on behalf of St Basil’s a superb donation of six turkeys of 30lb plus each and all the vegetables to go with them to provide Christmas dinners for over 200 people looked after by St Basil’s who would otherwise be homeless.
Trading conditions have not been great recently but the traders in our Bull Ring markets are the salt of the earth. Later that day we attended a function organised by a trader who raised over £1,000 for the families of soldiers wounded in Afghanistan.
That same day the Lady Mayoress and I judged the contests for the most festively decorated market stalls. There were prizes for each of the three markets (indoor, rag and open).
There
were some really good stalls and the choices were difficult but the job had to be done and I was well supplied with tea from the cafe as we went along!
The markets will still be open tomorrow on Christmas Eve with the usual range of great fruit and veg and plenty of possibilities for last minute gifts at great prices - and always a good chance of meeting the Lord Mayor!
Yesterday I was pleased to receive on behalf of St Basil’s a superb donation of six turkeys of 30lb plus each and all the vegetables to go with them to provide Christmas dinners for over 200 people looked after by St Basil’s who would otherwise be homeless.Trading conditions have not been great recently but the traders in our Bull Ring markets are the salt of the earth. Later that day we attended a function organised by a trader who raised over £1,000 for the families of soldiers wounded in Afghanistan.
That same day the Lady Mayoress and I judged the contests for the most festively decorated market stalls. There were prizes for each of the three markets (indoor, rag and open).
There
were some really good stalls and the choices were difficult but the job had to be done and I was well supplied with tea from the cafe as we went along!The markets will still be open tomorrow on Christmas Eve with the usual range of great fruit and veg and plenty of possibilities for last minute gifts at great prices - and always a good chance of meeting the Lord Mayor!
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