MAP Markets

=== Sub Section: Markets ===
Q 9 Do the town and surrounding countryside have markets?
 
If so, What kind (e.g., provision markets, livestock markets, farm shops, farmers' markets, WI markets)?
How many?
How often?
What size?
a.How many of these sell local produce? 
b.Which local producers are not represented in local markets?
(Worksheets EN2 Q12,13; EN3 Q5 also refer to the land-based industries)
Q10 How often is the general market held?
a.How have the number and type of traders and stalls changed over the last three years? 
Q 11. What are the potential threats to the local provision and/or livestock market?
Look at historic data on number of stalls, turnover levels, throughput, how many people they employed, etc. This will help you to assess any vulnerability to closure 
(Worksheets EN2 Q12,13; EN3 Q5 also refer to the land-based industries)
Q 12. How far away is the nearest abattoir or meat cutting plant 
(Worksheets EN2 Q12,13; EN3 Q5 also refer to the land-based industries)
=== Sub-Section: Looking to the future ===
Q 13. Are local retailers confident about future trading and the town’s role as a shopping destination? 
Find out whether local retailers plan to expand or move to new premises, or if they are concerned about particular constraints on future business. If they have concerns, what are they?
{Worksheets S7; T2 Q12; T3 Q16 also refer to the retail and service sector)
Q 14. Are rents for retail premises stable or increasing? 
Look at rents over the last three years and compare them over time with competing centres. 
Q 15. In which brochures or other publicity material is the town centre actively promoted as a shopping destination?