Vote for your Favourite Market Hall Trader of the Year

Shoppers to Shrewsbury’s award-winning Market Hall are being asked to cast their vote to find the Market Trader of the Year for 2022.

People visiting the indoor market before March 31 can nominate their favourite trader to win a Mayor of Shrewsbury Award.

The trader with the most votes will be presented with a trophy at the annual Mayor’s Awards ceremony in the Walker Theatre at Theatre Severn on April 28.

Since the inception of the award for Market Trader of the Year in 2014, previous winners have been The Market Buffet in 2014 and 2017, Amess Brothers fruit & vegetable stall in 2015, Café Aleoli in 2016 and 2018, The Card Stall in 2019 and Ewe & Ply in 2020.

Nomination forms are available in the market and completed forms should be deposited in the ballot box provided.

Duplicate entries will not be counted.

Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Julian Dean, said: “This is a wonderful opportunity for members of the public to vote for their favourite Market Hall trader and I would encourage people to visit and cast their vote.  With such a great range of businesses there, it won’t be an easy decision.”

Mike Cox, outdoor recreation and asset manager for Shrewsbury Town Council, added: “Following the great result in the national Market Hall of the Year awards last week, we know just how popular the Market Hall is with shoppers, and we are delighted to be able to celebrate all of the wonderful businesses we have here. The traders have worked incredibly hard over the last two years during the Coronavirus pandemic and it’s great to see them coming through that difficult time. In the light of what’s happened to our traders, there’s always tough competition for the top spot so every vote really does count!”

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Published 09 February 2022