Thornbury High Street market approved despite fears for shops You’re being invited to build a pipeline between Thornbury and Wales and ask all the High Street retailers to shovel £20 notes into it
14:33, 16 DEC 2020
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Councillors have approved a twice-monthly market in Thornbury High Street against the wishes of some traders and residents. Fifteen objections, including from the town’s chamber of commerce, were submitted opposing the block street trading application from market organisers Green Top Events citing concerns about road safety and shops losing trade. But South Gloucestershire Council’s licensing sub-committee granted permission after hearing most of the stallholders, on the second and fourth Saturday of each month, would eventually be local traders and artisans and that it would increase stores’ customers. Gary Marsh, owner of Papilio at Heritage, told members: “Bluntly the days when there was enough footfall and custom for shops that we were able to support a street market as well as the high street retailers are long gone.