Bishop Auckland Town Council have provided £500 from their Community Fund to help to support the monthly Street Food Market in Bishop Auckland.
The Bishop Auckland Street Food Market Coordinated by Baccanalia and Bridge Creative, is open air event in the Market Place in Bishop Auckland, on the last Friday of every month, 4pm-9pm from March to October 2023. It features local food pop ups from the town, and the region offering a range of world flavours, alongside live entertainment and music. The Street Food Market partners with a monthly Makers Market in No.42 and The Cabaret Club in Mrs. M, to give visitors a range of options to include when they visit, many of the surrounding independent businesses also extend their opening to meet the opportunities that the market brings.
Mayor of Bishop Auckland Councillor Sam Zair said “The Street Food Market has become an important monthly cultural event for the Town, as it is family friendly, and openly accessible, meaning that the community can just come along for the atmosphere, where they can see the live entertainment and listen to the music, or if they wish sample some delicious food from around the world, peruse or shop at the Makers Market, and local independent traders.”
“Supporting the market is a great way for the council to support the businesses of the town, as it helps to facilitate footfall which in turn helps local businesses in these challenging times, and gives local street food traders the opportunity to showcase their food too.”
The funding has been provided from the Town Council’s Community Fund, which offers grants of up to £500 to support local organisations working for the benefit of the residents of Bishop Auckland, more information on the fund is available on the Council website.
Thomas Wales, Director of Baccanalia said “It was so important to us to step-in to keep this activity going for the town. Having moved quickly to get it up and running, we then were faced with the task of keeping it going. There are lots of costs involved in putting on a market with little opportunity to recoup given that it is open access to the public.”
“It was a no-brainer to ask BATC for financial support through their Community Fund since us and them have the exact same goal when it comes to Bishop Auckland. We still have a way to go in supporting the Street Food Market so businesses are welcome to get in touch to discuss advertising or sponsorship.”
