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Market to celebrate 150th anniversary

George Torr
BBC News, East Midlands
Ashfield District Council A fruit and vegetable stall at Hucknall Market with people in the backgroundAshfield District Council
A "super-sized" market will be held to mark the occasion

A celebration is being planned to mark 150 years of a market in Nottinghamshire.

The first Hucknall Market was held on 23 April 1875 when Queen Victoria was on the throne.

A "super-sized market" will be held to mark the occasion on 26 April, alongside entertainment for children and other activities.

Ashfield District Council is also appealing for people to come forward with their own memories of the market over the years.

Ashfield District Council A black and white image of Hucknall Market taken from above. There are dozens of stalls and people milling about.Ashfield District Council
Hucknall Market pictured here in 1968

The council said it wanted "information and stories" about the market spanning the past 150 years.

Once submitted, the authority plans to publish them on information boards around the area.

The celebration event will operate alongside the regular High Street, Saturday market.

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