Alderley Edge Farmers Market will have a new home this weekend as they move to Aldeli on Wilmslow Road.
Alongside the market stalls there will be fairground rides and other attractions to create an Easter Sunday Egg-stravaganza at the New York deli.
Christine Munro, who set up the Alderley Edge Farmer's Market nearly 14 years ago, was initially hoping to move the monthly event into the centre of the village, so the stalls were located on the side roads of Chapel Street and Brown Street, but she was unable to obtain a licence.
She then decided to request permission to host the Farmer's Market in Alderley Edge Park, along with some fairground rides, but was unable to obtain permission in time so she had to look for another venue.
Speaking at this month's Parish Council meeting, Christine told councillors "The market is dying, we have had an awful battering with the Treacle Market opening and the Artisan Market in Wilmslow in more recent months.
"I charge stallholders £15 for a stall but they can only do that for so long. The market is going to die unless I do something to keep it going so I thought I would just try it for April."
The Alderley Edge Easter Egg-stravaganza will take place on Sunday 8th April, from 10am until 3pm.
Christine told me "We are having local people bringing their own homemade foods and some lovely craft stalls as well, these will be around the New York Deli car park. There will also be a BBQ on the terrace where you can sit and enjoy a delicious beef burger or hot dog in the sunshine (we hope).
"On the grass on the far side of the garage we are having fairground rides and entertainment as well as some additional stalls."
Christine added "Usually at Alderley Edge Farmers Market dog owners come along and have to leave their dogs tied up outside, but this is an outdoor market so everyone can join in and is welcome. We even have a stall with homemade dog biscuits so there really is something for everyone."
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Wishing every success to this exciting venture well done all involved .
The aldeli is such a wonderful transformation of use for a landmark building of the village hats off to your endeavours :-)