The market is supposed to run from June 9-13, while the G7 summit runs from June 11-13.
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The market has had to cancel its five day event. Picture Truro Farmers Market/Stewart Girvan Environmental action group Extinction Rebellion has charged police with sabotage after Truro Farmers Market was cancelled due to the G7 summit. It was reported today that the organisers of the market have had to cancel its annual five day market on Lemon Quay because the site has been allocated as a protest site during the event. The market was supposed to run from June 9-13, while the G7 summit runs from June 11-13. However Extinction Rebellion Cornwall, also known as Cornwall XR, say there are no plans for any mass protests in Truro at that time and it knows of no other organisations having one.