Well, it's offical now. Darlington Sunday People's Market is the best market in Britain. As voted for by you, the people. Or us.
And there's the thing, and the reason I am always a little suspicious of these polled awards. I mean, our little monthly sunday market is the best market in the whole of Britain??? I know for a fact that there was a very small group of individuals who where up day and night while the poll was open voting repeatedly for our market. A fixed vote? Why would they do that?
This small group of volunteers are the faithful few who care passionately about our town and who run this monthly market. They tirelessly publicise it, spread the word and encourage new and inexperienced traders to join our ranks. They are up at all hours on Facebook and Twitter keeping the idea of DSPM alive and fresh in people's minds, so that it is not just another good idea that dies a death like so many before in this town. The publicity this award generates will do so much good for the market, continuing the work they have already started.
You know what? If it takes having such an amazingly dedicated bunch of volunteers to make an event great, I'd rather be trading at Darlington Sunday People's Market than anywhere else on Earth, cos we really do have the BEST!
To Samantha, Alex and the rest of the team xx
Photo credit - Hugh Mortimer
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