North End Road Goes Traffic Free for Autumn Market
Offering 150 stalls, plus international food and music on Saturday
The market, open from 9am till 5pm promises a great family day out with 150 stalls on each side of the road offering the usual seasonal produce, fresh fruit and veg along with arts and crafts, jewellery, clothing, fashion accessories and gifts.
Visitors will have the opportunity to sample cuisines from around the world, including Caribbean, Ethiopian, Filipino, Italian, Korean, Middle Eastern, Thai, Nigeria and Hawaiian, as well as coffee and bakery stalls.
There will also be live music and entertainment with an international line-up of music acts performing across six stages as they compete in the Battle of the Bands contest.
Nora Grefstad, a finalist in this year’s The Voice in Norway, is one of the stand-out performers alongside Dutch-Somali singer/songwriter and London resident Autumn Sharif who starred on The Voice UK in 2015, and JohnLikeJohn with his psychedelic take on folk music.
The Battle of the Bands will also include a host of other musicians plus 16 of the most talented buskers in London offerinng jazz, pop, rock, country, ska, reggae, Latin and Indian sounds around the market throughout the day.
Shoppers at the market will be able to enjoy a tree hug with some amazing real-life ‘human hedges’ that come straight from the pages of a fairy tale and marvel at the stilt walkers, lively squirrels and more.
The Autumn Market will also feature a Gardeners’ Question Time, offering a chance to quiz Leek FM’s expert gardeners Pete and Ged Moss.
H&F Council says the Autumn Market, which follows the traffic free Spring Market which attracted more than 18,000 visitors, is part of its efforts to revive the Fulham street, which is celebrating its 130th birthday this year.
"The North End Road traffic-free markets have grown in size and popularity as we look to make this street a major shopping destination in the area," said Cllr Andrew Jones, H&F Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Regeneration. "The Autumn market will once again bring the historic street to life."
Woring with the council to boost the market, North End Road Action Group (NERAG) is made up of residents, businesses, market traders, local organisations and the council with an aim of reviving North End Road as a thriving high street with the market at its core.
If you are interested in getting involved please email nerag@btconnect.com or call 020 8753 5695 for more information.
Becoming a trader at the market, either the regular daily market or one of the traffic free seasonal events, is simple - even if you have never done it before.
You can find all the information you need at the North End Road market web page where you can download a factsheet about becoming a stall holder, a new traders' guide and an application form.
September 19,2017
