Levenshulme Market to ‘take a break from trading’ after 10 years over cost of living, fly tipping and ‘left behind cars’

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The organisers of the hugely popular Levenshulme Market have said that they will be ‘taking a break from trading’ this summer, after blows from the cost of living crisis, problems with fly tipping on its site, and people leaving cars in the car park where it takes place.

The food and craft market, which is organised by local volunteers, began in 2013 in the South Manchester neighbourhood, and takes over the railway station car park every weekend from March until December.

In a post to Instagram, it said that it will be winding up its activities from mid-July and has also made an appeal for more volunteers to get involved once it starts up again next year. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link “As a volunteer-led organisation we’ve found operating our market difficult for a while now,” organisers said in a statement. “From ongoing issues with our site licence agreement, the knock on effect of the pandemic and cost of living crisis, staff changes, a hacked Facebook page, our battle with left behind cars, increased fly tipping onsite and more, it’s felt like everything has been thrown at us and it’s really taken its toll. “So, with a heavy heart, we’ve made the difficult decision to take a break from trading from mid July this year.

It’s clear we need some time to figure out how we move forward in a sustainable way. We need to reset, take a step back. “We want to future-proof the market, so you can enjoy it for many years to come.