Love Your Local Market in Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire Markets are once again taking part in the high profile, Love your Local Market 2016 campaign.
The two-week campaign, led by the National Association of British Market Authorities, on May 17-31, is all about attracting new market traders and also highlights the importance that markets play in the heart of the local community, not only for retail but also as a valuable community asset and a focal point for many town centres.
To mark this year’s event Carmarthenshire County Council, which owns and runs the markets in Carmarthen, Llanelli, Ammanford, Llandovery and Llandeilo, launches its successful Carmarthenshire Young Traders competition for pupils from primary schools across the county. Youngsters from eight schools will be competing against each other by developing a business idea and turning it into a profitable enterprise. The competition will be split into two areas and held at Carmarthen Market on Wednesday, June 28 and Llanelli Outdoor Market on Thursday, July 6 from 10am-2pm.
New for this year is Actif Storytime sessions, which will be held in Carmarthen Indoor Market on Wednesday, May 31 between 10am and 2pm; pre schoolchildren 1pm and ages 4-8 at 1.45pm and Llanelli Market on Thursday, June 1 at 11am and 11.45am. The sessions, delivered by the council’s sport and leisure team, are about getting children active through books. Storytellers focus on active words and youngsters get to walk, jump and crawl just like their favourite characters.
The indoor markets in Carmarthen and Llanelli which are open six days are week are bursting with traders selling unique and a variety of products from clothing and hair and make-up accessories to gifts for your pets and vinyl records as well as stalls selling fresh produce.
Or take a break from your shopping and have a cup of tea or snack at one of the cafes?
Alongside the Indoor markets there are number of outdoor markets throughout the week in Llanelli, Carmarthen, Ammanford and Llandeilo.
The council’s county markets manager, Amanda Davies, said: “The Love Your Local Market campaign demonstrates how important the market is to the local community and a great starting point into the world for business for young entrepreneurs. We are thrilled to be holding our popular Carmarthenshire Young Traders competition which is an excellent opportunity for children to gain first-hand experience of what it’s like to set up and run their own business. New for this year is our Actif Storytime sessions which we also plan to run throughout the summer holidays.”
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