Review of the August market

Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who braved the wind and came down to support the second market on Tuesday, we all had a great time, and again there was a lovely vibe around the market. We were visited by our local MP Steve McCabe and Birmingham City Council's Minister for Culture, Leisure and …

Discoveries to be made at the August Market

The market is upon us again - how quickly a month has passed! Stirchley doesn't stand still and this is reflected in our line up of stall holders. Don't worry, the majority of your old favourites are still with us - apart from a couple of holiday clashes - and we have been able to …

Stirchley Thought Exchange … In A Gazebo!

Stirchley Thought Exchange will be making its second public appearance at the next Stirchley Community Market on Tuesday 24th August 4 - 8pm, after its first event outside the local Coop back in June 2010. The Thought Exchange is a community environmental art project, run by local artist Roxie Collins. The project creatively gathers people's …

Stirchley Community Market on Flickr

Thanks to everyone who attended the first Stirchley Community Market - it was wonderful to see such a big turnout (or should that be turnip?!). We hope that you enjoyed the event as much as we did, and in order to help you relive the occasion we have started a Flickr group where you will …

Stirchley Community Market in the Birmingham Post

As well as our national news coverage in yesterday's Guardian Society, we had a brilliant write-up in today's Birmingham Post by local food and features writer Richard McComb. Amongst other witty and insightful comments, Richard writes: "There is no other market quite like it in Birmingham. This really is one event that can truly claim to …

Pride of Place

Here's an exciting link that everyone should click: SCM in Guardian. Yes, Stirchley Community Market has gone national today with a great review in the Society section of the Guardian! Jounalist Chris Arnot has really captured the essence of the event and we hope that the momentum created by the interest in the first market will …

Stirchley Community Market in The Press

Last Tuesday was a fantastic first market, we estimate over 500 of you turned out to support the City's first community market, so if you came down, thanks so much for your support. We were also visited by several journalists from The Guardian, The Birmingham Mail, The Birmingham Post, and The Press. We'll post to …

Things Are Happening in Stirchley

Stirchley Happenings is proud to be working in partnership with Loaf, South Birmingham Food Cooperative and Birmingham Town Centre Partnerships to establish a sustainable community market in Stirchley. As well as assisting with overall coordination, we will be looking after our arts and crafts stall, from which we will be selling a range of work …

How to shop with South Birmingham Food Co-op

South Birmingham Food Co-op are very excited to be part of Stirchley Community Market. We are a not-for-profit group using our combined purchasing power to make better food available to our communities. We'll be selling a small taster range of wholefoods, environmentally friendly toiletries and cleaning products and store cupboard items, all ethically and sustainably …

Stirchley Community Market is Born!

Loaf, Stirchley Happenings, South Birmingham Food Co-op and Birmingham Town Centre Partnerships are proud to bring you Stirchley's first ever community market in the summer of 2010. Stirchley Community Market, which launches on Tuesday the 27th July with it’s first market outside Stirchley United Working Mens Club on the Pershore Road from 4-8pm, will feature …