Easter fun for everyone
On every Market Day between Wednesday 1 April and Saturday
11 April (inclusive) there will be lots of fun activities taking place in Romford
Market.
Try your luck in the Easter Egg Hunt, put on your best hat
for the Easter Bonnet Parade, say hello to the donkeys or have a special
Easter design painted on your child’s face.
All this Easter fun plus plenty of great shopping and
service with as smile, so do come along and join in.
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Fly the flag for
St
George
On Saturday 25 April
Romford Market will be flying the flag for St George.
A huge programme of entertainment is booked including
street performers, donkeys, free children’s face painting, St George and a
dragon, Royal British Legion Band, Hornchurch Drum and Trumpet Corps Band, Town
Crier, circus performers, inflatable slide and ride AND Time FM will be broadcasting live during the
day.
Come along and celebrate the Patron Saint of England's day in one of the country’s oldest markets.
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Diploma for Romford Market’s Ben
Ben Flack, who is a Market Operative at Romford Market,
has received a Diploma in Market Administration from the National Association of British Market Authorities
(NABMA) – one of only 20 people in the country to successfully obtain the
qualification.
Gaining the diploma was the result of a year of work by
Ben, who has worked at Romford Market since 2007.
Ben, second from right, is pictured receiving his diploma
from Sean Wilson, who played Martin Platt in Coronation Street.
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Good value on our stalls
'We offer good value for money' is the message from Romford’s market traders.
Whatever the weather
the cheerful banter and friendly welcome make it a pleasure to shop in the
market and there’s good value on everything from fruit and veg to clothes and
jewellery.
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The historical Romford
Market began nearly 800 years ago, in 1247, and trades every Wednesday
and Friday from 9am until 4.30pm and every Saturday from 9am until 5pm.
 Coronation Street star coming to Romford Market
Coronation
Street’s Martin Platt will be in Romford Market on Saturday 4 April when
the Sean Wilson Roadshow arrives in town.
Sean, who played Martin Platt in the famous TV programme,
will be presenting his award
winning cheeses and a range of preservative free products.
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Future of the Market
Havering Council is working with external experts 20:20 and market traders to look at how to
make sure Romford Market remains a vibrant and attractive place for shoppers in
the future.
Consultations are currently taking place and a report should
be published later this year.
Market Trader takes to the air
A former market trader is now a presenter on Time107.5 radio station.
Daniel Lassman,
who is on air every Saturday from 12noon until 2pm, is keen to hear what events take place in Romford Market.
Daniel finished in third place on The Apprentice in
2014.
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 Mark it in the Market
Havering Police Safer Transport Team security code cycles free of charge on the first Saturday of each month.
The next session will be on Saturday 4 April, between 11.00am and 2.00pm at the South Street end of the market place
between Lloyds Bank and the Cooperative Bank.
All residents have to do is turn up so their bike can be security marked
and stickers attached to warn would be thieves that they should leave
this cycle alone.
The details are also added to the Bike Register.
These free sessions in Romford Market on the first Saturday of each
month are one of the ways that the council and police work together to
keep crime levels low in our community.
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