Bradford’s new Darley Street Market will be officially open for business from Thursday 10 July.
Traders at the brand-new city centre market, will be joined by Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe leader of Bradford Council, Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Regeneration, Planning and Transport and other dignitaries, to cut a ribbon to officially open the venue.
There will then be two days of trading before a special weekend of celebration events takes place on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 of July.
Sifte Hassan from Ann’s Haberdashery who has provided the ribbon for the opening said: “We were honoured to be asked to supply the ribbon to mark such a momentous occasion as this. Our family have been trading in Bradford since 2005, and my family has grown up with the market. There has been a real resurgence in people wanting to do knitting and handicraft work so being able to take my business forward in this new market is really exciting.”
Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Regeneration, Planning and Transport said: “We’re opening the market on Thursday 10 July ahead of the weekend of celebrations to allow the traders to get into the swing of things with their new stalls. The weekend is going to be so busy, it was important to give traders the time with a soft launch of two days during the week.
“We can’t wait to open the doors of Darley Street Market and welcome people in to start using the space. There are some fantastic stalls selling amazing produce and goods. The top floor, Darley Street Kitchen with its outdoor terrace is raring to go with its offer of food from around the world along with the two cafes on the ground floor which open out on to the spectacular Courtyard event space.
“We’ve a really good mix of traders including, some old faces from the Kirkgate and Oastler Markets, as well as people starting new businesses or expanding their business.
“If you can come along on the 10 or 11 July to support the traders in the run up to the weekend of celebration events, we’ll be delighted to welcome you.”
Darley Street Market will be open to the public from 10.30am on Thursday 10 July. The opening hours for the market will then be 9am to 5.30pm seven days a week for the Fresh Food and Lifestyle Halls, and Darley Street Kitchen will be open 11am to 9pm Monday to Thursday, 11am to 10pm Friday and Saturday and 11am to 8pm on Sunday.
