Bradford Council is gathering people’s views on a new city centre food market proposal and we are keen to discover your opinions on our plans and your shopping preferences.
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Our Darley Street Market plans have got even better with a vibrant new city square for Bradford
Our initial plans to develop a market in the former Marks & Spencer store have now been expanded to include additional properties that will be demolished to create a major new public space supporting the development of our city centre markets.
Christmas opening times for our markets
Please find our opening times for all our markets during the festive period.
We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year from all of us at Bradford Markets.
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Take a sneaky peek at our new market…
Our design team are busily working initially on the plans for the new Darley Street Market and if you want to see a computer model of the initial concept, please click here.
https://www.bradfordmarkets.com/redevelopment/food-market-darley-street/gallery/
The vacant Marks & Spencer building is to be demolished to make way for a modern market that will focus on the sale of food and non-food items and services.
Our aim is to make the market a celebration of the best independent foods and services in the city, district and region.
Meet the team…
Our exciting plans for the city markets have been approved by the Council. The plans will be available to view online and at our stakeholder consultation events taking place at the end of October. Further details will be announced shortly.
We have put together an experienced design team to take our plans forward and create two vibrant modern market halls that will become hubs for independent food and non-food retailing excellence in Bradford City Centre.
Pop up Cinema announced for Bradford Family Film Festival
Visitors to the Oastler Shopping Centre can enjoy a summer of free film fun at a new pop-up cinema announced today as part of the Bradford Family Film Festival.
Bradford Council’s Markets Team is to host the pop-up cinema, which will launch on Friday August 3 with a screening of the popular Disney classic, The Lion King.
Shoppers will be able to enjoy a free screening every Friday at 11am throughout August. Titles include the 1960’s classic The Jungle Book, Aardman animation’s Shaun the Sheep and some exciting Pixar animation shorts.
City centre markets major redevelopment project gets the green light
Work on the initial feasibility study and designs for both markets commenced in September 2017, and completed in January 2018.
Easter Opening Times
We are open Good Friday and Saturday, Normal Times across all our markets and closed on Bank Holiday.
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Wur Bradford, ‘We Are Here’ Project inside the Oastler
We are delighted to have Wur Bradford, our local community artists Chemaine Cooke and Jean McEwan engage in a new project inside the Oastler Market. The ‘We Are Here’ project celebrates the unique history, communities and stories of the market, taking participants on a journey of discovery and the culture of Bradford through the market.
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Easter in the Markets!
Join us for lots of Easter fun in the markets this year! This Easter, we have our very talented team at Young Master’s Visual Art School delivering Easter Egg Craft Workshops in both Oastler and Keighley Market. Both workshops will take place on Saturday 31st March between 12-3pm.Read More
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Christmas Opening Times
You can find all our Christmas Opening Times for our indoor markets below. This year, our markets will be open on Sundays and extended normal weekday hours. Read More
Categorised:Keighley Market Hall, Kirkgate Market, News, Oastler Shopping Centre, Traders
Markets Event Space ready for festive action..
You may have already seen the new dedicated events space that we have created in the middle of the market, it’s now complete and ready in time for our Christmas programme! We intend the space to be used for various promotional events, ‘pop up’ test trading, product launches or general awareness/fundraising campaigns throughout the year.
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Hop on! The Market Shuttle bus is back on John Street
The Council have been working with local bus company TLC to make it easier for people to get to the Oastler Market. A new shuttle bus service is being launched that will run between the Interchange and the Oastler Market at the top of town. An initiative welcomed both by traders and shoppers, should see an increase in footfall in both city centre markets. Read More
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Young Masters get Creative in the Wonderful World of Art
The Summer Arts & Crafts Fair in the Oastler Centre went down very well with local children with the help of the Young Masters Visual Art School. Gemma and Sharon from YM collected scrap from market traders for children to shape, paint, sell and play mini market traders in a mini stall! The stall resembled a mini creche and we look forward to hosting more childrens activities by Young Masters. Read More
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Guided Food Walks and Poetry in the Markets
Wur Bradford, our resident local artists based in Kirkgate Market, recently hosted a guided Food Walk and Poetry Trail inside the Oastler Centre. A group of people were led through the market to sample delicious tasters from various food traders including Roswitas Deli, Thai Noodle Bar and Solly Foods.Read More
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City Centre Markets Redevelopment Proposals
The Markets Service has now completed the initial consultation with all tenants on the Council’s proposals for its city centre markets and the options to create a food focused market in the former M&S building on Darley Street and a non-food market in a modernised and redeveloped Kirkgate Market.Read More
Top of Town to see some animation this month with ‘Creative Streets’ project!
A new initiative to animate the top end of City Centre and drive footfall up Darley Street will see a range of activities and events take place this month. Bradford Council is staging a free programme of events for young families at the top of Bradford city centre this March and April. Read More
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Sweet and delicious corner of Oastler welcomes another addition this month
Take a trip down memory lane and say hello to one of our new traders at Oastler, Taylor’s Allsorts stock quality confectionery including all our school favorites from flying saucers, cherry lips, fruit salads and blackjack sweets. A colourful display of jars, you will soon feel a touch of sweet nostalgia in this stall.Read More
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City Centre Markets participate in Christmas Campaign to boost Footfall in the Festive Season.
Shoppers at Oastler Centre and Kirkgate Market could be in for a treat this year by signing up to our Christmas Loyalty Card Scheme, with a £500 Cash Prize, food vouchers and hampers brimming with goodies all up for grabs.
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Shipley Christmas Market 9th & 10th December 2016
A wide range of festive treats will be on offer when the annual Christmas market opens in Shipley. The market will take place next to the existing Shipley Open Market on Friday & Saturday (December 9 and 10) from 9am to 5pm.
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