Well Street Market

Funded on
16 Aug 2016

Well Street Market will be an innovative model of a community market, locals will access healthy, affordable, good quality food along with a Teenage Market, Student Makers Market and live music stage.

£82,763 Raised of £79,465

307 Backers

104%

Costs

Market Development Consultancy fees £25,000
Student Makers Market Start Up Programme £14,897
Music Mentoring from Voice of the Youth £5,200
Lighting and heating for stalls £5,000
Bee hives and contribution to local bee garden through The World Bee Project £5,000
20 Market stalls @£250 £5,000
Christmas Lights £4,200
Live Music Stage £3,000
Wireless Network for market £2,000
Teenage Market 2 year licence £2,000
Other + £3,000

70 Foldaway tables @£30 £1,200

Sound Equipment £1,000

Marketing £800
Target: (inc. fees) £79,464

http://www.wellstreetmarket.co.uk

Well Street Traders and Residents Association aims

* To bring about a full weekly market with stalls in Well Street market
* To bring about social cohesion in the wider area of Well Street market by creating a social hub
* To tackle unemployment and poverty in the area through creating new jobs and businesses
* To improve the social life of the area through encouraging crafts, music, and other cultural and arts activities
* to reduce carbon emissions from people travelling out of the area to shop
* to make the area more bike friendly, campaigning for bike racks and bike lanes
* We have campaigned to improve the offer of the whole street and particular businesses
* initiated a design study of the street to preserve its Victorian look and encourage general improvements, including designing and paying for shop signs to be replaced.
* Run a Winter festival for the last four years involving pedestrianising the street and enabling people in the E9 area to sell goods, the community coming together to celebrate,

* To be family friendly with local musicians and dancers performing
* Supported training scheme for young people interested in setting up in business, also working Community Links and Sanctuary Housing, and currently looking for further funding from The Mayor of London's Crowdfunding Scheme
* Worked with Hackney Council to create a new environment in the street with a parking scheme and create links with the Fashion Hub on Morning Lane
* Negotiated a new strategy with Hackney Council for running a regular market from Summer 2016
* Regularly campaigned to raise the profile of the street in the media and in the locality, and through our own website, Facebook and Twitter
* Initiated moves, including fund raising, leading to the development of Well Street Area Neighbourhood Plan and setting up of the Neighbourhood Forum

The market provides opportunities for people from all sections of the community to start operating as a business with low overheads. We advise and support all business in the street who request help, and have run sessions with Hackney Business Venture (HBV) to help people with running proper accounts, selling techniques, marketing, promotion etc.
All our meetings are open to anyone from the community to come and contribute, and become involved in some way as a volunteer.

Project Owner: 93kuTxvn#0 ugUhmMq_g3 The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.

Contractor : Westra The team responsible for building or installing the project.