Wembley Market Opening Again, But . . .

Wembley Market is to open again but will be managed by a different operator. Wendyfairs Market will be superseded by Market Place who specialise in high quality continental and gourmet food markets.

Old Wembley Market

A local newspaper reported that the new Wembley market operators have pledged to stay a counterfeit free zone. The press coverage about the old Wembley market seemed to be one-sided; only focusing on the counterfeit problem. Although people who actually visited the old Wembley market saw that it had much more to it. Offering a cheap, albeit rough around the edges, day out.

Wendyfairs have confirmed they are still looking for a new patch but this can’t possibly be in Wembley, can it? It would seem strange to have 2 competing markets in Wembley. Then again, why would it? You can have 2 coffee shops facing each other, why not 2 markets in the same area? On different days, maybe the old Wembley market could move to the furthest nether region of Wembley just to keep its name?

New Wembley Market

Expect to see more presentable stalls, themed, similar to what you might find by Southbank’s food markets. Below is a photo I took which looks over Southbank’s food market –

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Market Place’s debut, will be a Christmas themed market, the dates were originally from the 12th – 15th of December but have been “cancelled due to continuing development works” as confirmed on their website.

It won’t be the first artisan market to trade in Wembley. Over a year ago on Wembley High Rd, I visited a French Normandy Market, which offered locals some great food from across the channel.

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And over to you…

Will this be an excuse to visit Wembley market after not doing so for many years? Will you bring your mum back to Wembley? #BringMumsBackToWembley

Or will you stay loyal to the Old Wembley market and continue to support where they go next?

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David Goodwin has been blogging since 2010 and is the author of Blog on the Block where he covers civic & social topics. Goodwin hosts the podcast, Pod on the Block. He is the founder and company director of user experience consultancy Uxfam Ltd.

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  • You ask any tax paying market trader about wembley market and they will all say that the market was full of fakes and it drove out the honest market trader who paid there taxes and paid an honest wage to their staff. Wembley market ended up a free for all fakes area. No one thought about all the legitimate traders and wholesalers and import companies that went bust as a result of Wembley Markers fakes.

  • OK OK OK it is happening This Sunday 9 March Wembley Sunday Market will be open at last. New Location Stonebridge Park Station. NW10 0RG. No public parking, public transport only, park at Wembley Central station then one stop down, or bus 223, 18. C U Sunday for a reunion. Tell your friends

  • No consultation with residents. Ridiculous place to locate a market. Try visiting your elderly parents on a Sunday and all the residents parking gone.Brent council now allow parking on event days when previously appeared out of nowhere with a ticket, must be getting nicely paid for the space! !

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