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Sawbridgeworth town clerk outlines new venue of Bell Street car park for Friday markets




A plan to bring a market to Sawbridgeworth has been revived, with a venue identified and the day that it will be held proposed.

The town council has been grappling with the idea of holding a market for some years and suffered a setback when the original venue fell through.

Town clerk Chris Hunt told a meeting of the full town council that following a constructive meeting between town projects manager Joanne Sargant and East Herts Council (EHC) market officer Darren Rowley, Bell Street car park had been identified as the venue.

Bell street car park in Sawbridgeworth. Pic: Seren Stephen
Bell street car park in Sawbridgeworth. Pic: Seren Stephen

Mr Hunt said the ideal location would be the west side of the rear of the car park, taking up 28 spaces.

It was felt Fridays would be the best days. EHC has been asked if that would be possible and if a charge would be levied.

East Herts has launched a project to provide EV chargers in the car park and these would need to be accessible on market days.

Mr Hunt’s report added: “An officer is currently gathering information on other car park-related factors, including overall space availability on Fridays, revenue implications and compatibility with traffic regulation orders.”

Further internal EHC discussions would be necessary, and the district council’s forthcoming parking strategy and corporate plan to encourage local trade and markets were also highlighted.



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