1. Hebden Bridge Open Market Best Small Open Market 2016
September, 2016
John Walker, Markets Manager

2. Where is Calderdale?
Set in the foothills of the Pennines. It is the smallest of the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Authorities and where the river Calder flows through a majority of its towns. It is bordered by the Yorkshire towns of Bradford/Huddersfield and the Lancashire towns of Burnley, Oldham and Rochdale.

3. Hebden Bridge quirky, cool and creative
Nestling in the Pennine Hills, Hebden Bridge in 2005, Hebden Bridge was voted the fourth funkiest town by British Airways it is an extremely popular tourist attraction to the area of Calderdale and a hotbed of creative businesses.

4. HEBDEN BRIDGE MARKET

5. Hebden Bridge Local Produce Market

6. Hebden Bridge Markets Group
Established 2012 and consists of members from
Town Council
Hebden Bridge Partnership
Hebden Bridge Business Association
Hebden Bridge Arts Group
Hebden Bridge Round Table
Hebden Bridge Lions
Handmade Parade
Calderdale Councillors
Calderdale MBC Officers from Markets, Tourism, Business and Economy
Its aims are to review and constantly improve Hebden Bridge as a destination within the town that celebrates the community.

7. Flooding
Over a three week period in June 2012 where a month of rain fell in one day. The level of the river calder rose by over 12ft causing devastating affects to the town and its 5,000+ population

8. Valley of Lights

9. Valley of Lights

10. Valley of Lights

11. Night Markets

12. Night Markets

13. Hebden Bridge Street Markets

14. Flooding Christmas 2015
Swept through the entire Calder Valley with devastating affects to Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Elland, Sowerby Bridge and Brighouse.

15. How Markets were used Market relaunched 6 January
Community immediately started tweeting how the market was bringing life back to the town.
Providing a much needed outlet for staple products due to other independent traders unable to trade.
Saturday Market introduced 9 January for all displaced businesses for 3 months free of charge.
20 businesses ceased the opportunity to showcase their shops prior to re-opening.
Sunday Market introduced for 3 months for local producers
New business start-up scheme introduced
Alternative Christmas planning commenced to include a Christmas Market.

16. Hebden Bridge Alternative Christmas 25th June 2016

17. Hebden Bridge Arts Festival

18. Thank you for listening

19. Acknowledgement
Articles and Pictures used in this presentation have been provided by several sources which include.
The Guardian
The Daily Mail
HebWeb
Blue Planet photography
Calderdale MBC
Handmade Parade
Hebden Bridge Arts and Crafts
HRAX 2016
Hebden Bridge Times
Darren Fleming Photography
The Heart Gallery
Craig Shaw photography
Chris Sands
Totally Locally
And several others