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ing of brown paper bags, as the vegetable stallholder “did not like wrapping vegetables in newspaper”! Now we have gone


full circle regarding packaging. Plastic bags have been banned, brown paper ones are expensive, and we are encouraged by Country Markets Ltd to recycle newspaper as our favoured wrapping material.Further changes occurred in 1995 when WI Markets ceased to exist for legal and financial reasons. Kingsbridge then became a member of ‘WI Country Markets Ltd” and in 2004 the use of the WI initials was discontinued . Of course everyone still refers to the weekly market in the Town Hall as the ‘WI’ market. Old habits die hard!


Celebrations To mark the centenary of the Mar- kets, of which there are now about 250 across England and Wales, a


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A special event will be held in The Market Hall in Fore Street on Saturday June 1st


special event will be held in The Market Hall in Fore Street on Saturday June 1st


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from 10.00am till 12 noon.This will replace the popular Annual Grand Plant Sale, and although the main focus of the morning will be plants as usual, the other regular stalls will be rep- resented - homebaking, preserves, crafts and flowers. One of our star bakers has promised to make a cel- ebration cake for everyone to taste, and there will be complimentary re- freshments. A special feature of the plants for sale will be specimens of


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“discover for yourselves the diversity and deliciousness of local British homemade baked goods, preserves and garden-grown flowers and vegetables....together with the skills and talents of local craftspeople.”


‘The Country Market Rose’ , which has been commis- sioned by Country Markets Ltd., and at present is only available through markets such as our own. One of these will be donated to Kingsbridge Community Garden, as a permanent reminder of this celebratory year. A warm wel-


come to every- one on June Ist, and of course every Wednes-


day morning in the Town Hall. Come and “discover for yourselves the diversity and deliciousness of local British homemade baked goods, preserves and garden-grown flowers and vegetables....together with the skills and talents of local craftspeople.” And of course the plants! Written by Chris S Stephens


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