You don't get passing trade with a themed sunday market. People go there because it's a pleasant thing to do. Hence the BBC piece just yesterday on the revival and success of Altringham market. Trouble is having the Market alongside a live road is both noisy and a little dangerous for uncontrolled kids and larger crowds so an area away from that would be an improvement. Nor is there any cover from inclement weather. Even trees help a bit with that. It works well on Ealing Green with the French and German Touring markets. The existing space is not that bad but it's just not quite right for anything to thrive and expand. But it's hard to see what could be done to improve that. If it was thriving then a food/cafe entertainment area and a trading area could use both areas. But again, footfall won't be enough it has to attract people by car and bus to be viable.  Exactly the same issues that are killing off high streets and shopping parades all over.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Brentford Market	09/10/18 11:27:00	Mark Gormley
Re:Brentford Market	09/10/18 18:48:00	Adam Beamish
Re:Re:Brentford Market	09/10/18 21:05:00	Reg Ghosh
Re:Re:Re:Brentford Market	10/10/18 08:36:00	Mark Gormley
Re:Re:Re:Re:Brentford Market	10/10/18 23:28:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brentford Market	16/10/18 16:32:00	Steve Taylor
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brentford Market	16/10/18 18:06:00	Anne England
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brentford Market	17/10/18 11:37:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brentford Market	18/10/18 00:28:00	Anne England
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brentford Market	18/10/18 07:13:00	Christopher Gillie
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brentford Market	18/10/18 12:06:00	Raymond Havelock

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