WARRINGTON’S award-winning Market is celebrating again after being crowned “Best Large Indoor Market in the UK”!
Announcing the award on social media the Market posted: “We’re are thrilled to announce that we have just been crowned the Best Large Indoor Market at NABMA’s Great British Market Awards! 👑🥳🎉
“A huge thank you to all of our staff, traders and most importantly our incredible customers who support all of our businesses, week in week out! 💕
Councillor Mick Barker, President of NABMA, said: “After over 30,000 public votes were received online, it is heartening to see passion and enthusiasm for markets across the country.
“Year on year this competition demonstrates the value and pride that towns and cities place in their local market and the innovation and diversity that applies in modern market management.
“This award goes to an already award-winning and much-acclaimed market. It is a new market that has demonstrated to the industry innovation in both design and operating. It functions around a quality food and drink offer which is supported by other ancillary traders offering great quality, professionalism and variety.
“This is very much a market of the future but provides a successful balance between modern and traditional retail. In addition, the integration and use of the adjoining market square has created a regeneration opportunity with the market as a focus supporting the revival of the town centre.
“The judging panel consider this to be a beacon of good practise and modern market management, alongside being a great ambassador for markets present and future.”
It follows on from Market manager Andy Ward scooping a prestigious national award last October.
Andy, who helped lead the market into its new home, was named Market Manager of the Year by the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA).
It is the latest in a long list of awards in the history of the market which relocated to the multi-million pound Time Square Development, opening mid-pandemic.
It has since gone from strength to strength with the popular Cookhouse providing to be a major town centre destination.
The main market is currently open 9am – 5pm, Monday to Saturday whilst the Cookhouse food hall is open 11am to 7pm Monday to Thursday, 11am to 11pm Friday and Saturday and 10am to 7pm on Sundays.
For more information about what’s happening at Warrington Market, visit warrington.gov.uk/market, email [email protected] or follow on social media @warringtonmkt
We’ve just been crowned Best Large Indoor Market in the UK! 👑 🥳🎉
A huge thank you to all of our staff, traders & customers for helping to make our market the special place it is & to @Nabma_Markets for this special award win 💕 https://t.co/P6RbWjyBew
— Warrington Market (@warringtonmkt) February 3, 2022
