Ruddington Village ‘Virtual’ November Market

Now into its second year,Ruddington Village Marketusually takes place on the first Saturday morning of each month. It’s aninitiative run by volunteers from the award-winning Ruddington Village Centre Partnership- a not for profit community group of residents, businesses, churches and councillors
After being suspended on safety grounds between April and June 2020, due to COVID-19, the popular open market resumed in July at its new, more ‘socially distanced’ location on The Green – where it has continued to be a great success.
Unfortunately, however, with a new ‘lockdown’ coming into force from November 5th until December 2nd, organisers have decided to cancel this month’s event in the interests of public health and safetyfollowing the recent increase in Coronavirus infections.
November’s Ruddington Village Market has also fallen victim to the second ‘lockdown’
Organiser Sue Matthews tells us: “The decision has again been hard to make, but we believe this is in the best interest of our traders, visitors, volunteers and local residents. A decision regarding the December market will be taken in due course.We have notified our traders and asked them to post to our Facebook page to promote any delivery or online options so our residents can still access their products.”
Mark Pinks is your online host
Not only that but, as happened during the Spring, organisers are running another’Virtual Market’ on Instagram Live this Saturday from midday instead. Aselection of its usual stall holders will use the magic of ‘Instagram Live’ to reach customersat home.RVCP is gathering together a lineup of shops, cafes, pubs and stalls to chat to and go behind the scenes with. Hosted again by Mark Pinks, you’ll be able to comment and post questions in screen as the webcast goes along.
If you’re not already on Instagram, to join in you’ll first have to download the app, sign up and then log on from midday to ‘Instagram Live’ viahttps://www.instagram.com/ruddingtonvillagemarket/- then just tap the Ruddington Village Market profile picture on your Instagram app to watch.
The planned schedule is as follows:-
12.00 The Bottle Top & Split Screen coffee
12.10 Elms Farm Costock – who’ll soon be opening a new Butchers’ Shop in Ruddington
12.20 Britmask
13.00 Phoenix Flowers
13.10 Anna Treliving Design
13.20 Cathy’s Chocolates
14.00 Tess & Friends
14.10 Ruddington Parish Council
14.20 Ruddy Fine Gin
The above timings are subject to change, if necessary.
If you miss it ‘live”, or wish to re-watch anything, you can click >>HERE