7 August 1986, Red Hill Community Market
We hope our second decade will be even better than the first ten years. We welcome new stallholders and hope Welcome to our eleventh season. that old hands will give them any help or advice they may require.
Last season everyone, in true Red Hill Market fashion, took the mammoth move in stride. This season, following the wishes of the majority of stallholders and with the help of your suggestions, we remain on our last season’s site with only one change. Most permanent stallholders are now situated around the perimetres of the outside sections and the casual stalls are located in the centres. If you are one of the very few who has been moved without having requested it please understand that we have considered your needs as much as possible in the overall scheme of things.
Let’s hope the Shire or Reserve don’t get ideas for our present site so that positions can remain stable.
Another suggestion we have acted upon is a sign near the large pavilion showing the overall plan of the market. This should be a help to new patrons.
We have been asked about the publicity which the market receives. Last season articles were featured in “The Age”, “The Good “The Sun”, “The Standard” and “The Weekender”, “Life Be in It.”, “The Weekly Times”, Gazette”; two radio stations, 3L0 and 3RPP, also requested interviews; publicity dodgers are in local tourist bureaux. We have been lucky enough to appeal to a very wide community for our diverse, high quality, well priced home made goods.
Please make sure you read your regulations again so that you are familiar with the things that help the market run in the most efficient manner.
A few long term “marketeers” have left this year, including three stallholders from the large pavilion, Mrs. Rossiter, the Jacksons and Mr. George Young. We wish them a long and happy retirement.
The market has so many caring people who use their talents to provide for their favourite charity. We are privileged that they involve themselves with the market; it really does seem to bring out the best in so many people.
Please keep your entry pass in the glove box of your car so you have it handy to display to the gatekeeper as you enter the grounds.
Note that outside positions will be marked this season with metal discs set in the ground.
We look forward to seeing you all again in September and wish you a good market season.