Cash in at Bric-a-Brac Market

SHOPPERS hunting for a bargain during the current economic climate could haggle for a good deal at Loughborough’s weekly Bric-a-Brac Market.

The Charnwood Borough Council-run market has returned following the winter break and is held in Devonshire Square every Friday between 8.00am and 3pm.

It also offers the perfect chance for people to cash in on their unwanted collectables, presents or household items by hiring a stall and joining the regular traders who attend the market each week.

Items on sale often include ornaments, furniture, porcelain, collectables, books, nick-nacks, crafts, war memorabilia, clothing, computer hardware and software, jewellery, clocks, baby equipment, videos, DVDs, music CDs and vinyl records.

Cllr Peter Lewis, Charnwood Borough Council’s Cabinet member for Leisure, said:
“While it’s not the antiques roadshow, nevertheless you can pick up not only amazing bargains but encounter fascinating glimpses of people’s everyday lives in past days.

What we all took as ‘ordinary’ and ‘everyday’ twenty or thirty years ago, now has a romantic curiosity value – especially for our children. Just looking at the variety on the stalls is fun!”

For more information on Loughborough’s Bric-a-Brac Market, including how to book a stall, simply call Charnwood Borough Council’s Markets and Fairs Office on (01509) 634 624 or email market.fairs@charnwood.gov.uk

As well as the Bric-a-Brac market, Charnwood Borough Council also holds a twice-weekly market in Loughborough on a Thursday and Saturday.

Shepshed Market is held every Friday and there is also a monthly Farmers Market in Devonshire Square, Loughborough, which takes place on the second Wednesday of every month.

Further details about all the markets run by Charnwood Borough Council are available by logging on to www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/markets