On behalf of the stallholders I would like to thank all our customers for their support during 2007, and we look forward to seeing you again in the New Year. We hope you all have an enjoyable time with family and friends over the holiday season.Shrivenham Farmers’ Market will return on FRIDAY 18th JANUARY, after discussion with producers, it was felt that we would not have sufficient produce to offer you on the 4th, so we will return to our usual routine of 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month from February.

We look forward to seeing you in 2008.

Kind regards

Suzanne Crafer, Market Manager

Stallholders of Shrivenham Farmers’ Market and our local MP joining in the spirit of Red Nose Day - and raising a little cash at the same time!

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Ed Vaizey wears a Red Nose!

Wantage and Didcot MP Ed Vaizey will be holding his surgery at Shrivenham Memorial Hall at the market on Friday 16^th March from 5.30 - 7pm. As part of Comic Relief Ed Vaizey has agreed to wear a red nose during his meeting with constituents for a donation to the fund raising event.

Market Manager Suzanne Crafer said “It is a great opportunity for our MP and locals to see the twice monthly market and we hope more will become regulars. Ed Vaizey is supportive of local produce for local people. At the same time, it is great that we can have some fun and help contribute to the wonderful work done by Comic Relief”

Our Birthday market held on November 3rd was an absolute success! Distinctly more busy than usual it was a vibrant and enjoyable evening.

Great thanks go to Candida Lycett Green (and her daughter and grand-daughter) for attending and signing copies of her books, to the Stallholders and to our customers for sticking with us and making our first year such a resounding success!

For those interested, a number of photos of the day can be seen in the gallery.

That’s right, it’s hard to believe but we are one year old and to celebrate this milestone we are having a very special market this Friday 3rd November.

John Betjeman’s daughter, Candida Lycett Green, will be signing copies of her books and for those who haven’t yet had the pleasure, a few of them include…

• “Over the Hills and Far Away”
• “The Dangerous Edge of Things”
• “Best Loved Poems”
• “Collected Poems”
• “Trains & Buttered Toast”
• “Betjeman’s Letters”

We were expecting Bill Heine to join us from BBC Radio Oxford with an outside broadcast of his programme. Sadly Bill has gone down with a nasty bug and has asked me to apologise to all of you for having to cancel his visit and sends his wishes for a successful celebration. Bill is a great supporter of farmers’ markets and I am sure you will join me in wishing him in turn a speedy recovery. We hope to be able to invite him to join us in the New Year.

We will be cutting the birthday cake at 4.00 pm so do come and join us!