Pie month

For the month of February, all pies are 20p off.  This will enable customers to try our extensive range of pies at even lower prices.  In addition, every pie sold will be accompanied by a voucher worth 10p off another pie after Easter

Potters' Pies.

Recently we have added pies made by Potters of Barnsley to our range.  There is a range of different meat pies, pasties, steak slices and different sizes of pork pies.  We can take orders and set things aside if requested.

Recent events

There has been a lot going on in the market recently.  Su. got her face painted.

 There were two visits by an animatronic polar bear.  He was not a fierce as he looked.

 

We had to get ready for Christmas, and this included taking a picture for our Christmas card.  Christmas is an important time of the year for us, as the stall is only our day job.  We are also pastors at a small chapel in the Mayfield Valley, just outside Sheffield.  More details are available at mayfieldwrc.blogspot.com 

The card had to be printed, along with the greeting inside, and the copies of the vouchers for the coming year.  Once printed, they all had to be put into envelopes.  

Happy New Year to all our readers.

More new products.

 We are very pleased to be able to bring a new and innovative product to our range.  Little Doone Foods have produced a range of Balsamic dressings, both sweet and savoury, ranging from strawberry to whisky through garlic.

 Yorkshire Crisps are made locally, at Wales, near Rotherham.  There are 10 varieties, and we attempt to stock all of them.  Currently they are priced at £2-25, or 4 for £8-50 (correct as at October 2014)

 Scarlett and Mustard produce a range of dressings.  Currently we stock nine of them.  They are  named after members of the family who produce them.  The Colonel's Poppy Seed Dressing is produced in memory of two family members who served in world War One.  One pound is donated to the poppy appeal for each bottle sold.  The company also produces Truffle oil, and several curds.

Ringden Farm farm orchards and produce apple juice.  They bottle a range of single variety apple juices, of which we stock ten, ranging from sweet to dry.  Currently on sale at 3 for £9-00 (October 2014).

Our new products

It seemed as though we would never get there, but we are now fully open in our new stall.

 This has enabled us to offer many new products, in addition to the ones we have always had.  We are offering tasters of different products every day to introduce them to people.

 We now offer nearly 70 types of cheese.  Most of these are from the north of England, but we have a small number from further afield.

 "Savvy" tahini spreads are made in Sheffield, and are free from refined sugar and artificial ingredients.

Granny Mary's potted meat is available in pre-pack jars and loose, weighed out.

A much bigger range of Birdhouse teas is now available.

Expansion

It has been some time since we last posted, but a lot has been going on.  We celebrated our Jamie's 21st birthday by getting him a cake from Cakelicious, just along the aisle.  It was excellent.  We definitely recommend Chris's cakes.

 We have decided to take the opportunity to extend our stall.  This means we will be moving into number 140 next door.

 There are two new signs to be painted as the stall is also a corner unit like 139.  We will double our display and service space.

Market management allowed us to use a vacant unit to do the signwriting work.

 Some of you may have seen the Moor Market display in the shop window.  We were happy to be a part of this important promotion.

 We took the opportunity to look for some new lines when we visited Sharrow Market.  There were a number of new ideas, details will be posted later.

Later on, we took a day off and went to Nantwich Show.  Among other things, Nantwich hosts the biggest cheese show in Europe.  This gave us the opportunity to try out potential new products.

Maintenance staff have been doing as much of the plumbing and electrical work as can be done in advance in number 140.  This left us ready for the major part of the project.

The wall dividing 139 from 140 was taken down over the Bank holiday weekend.  The electrical and plumbing works were done at the same time.  This means that we now have the chance to start getting ready.

The new display fridge was delivered on Wednesday and maintenance put the newly painted signs up on Thursday.

We opened up the double unit for the first time on Saturday (August 31st), but there is still some work to do.  Once the counter is installed across the end of 140, and the shelves put up, we will be fully ready.

Cooking for the holidays.

On Tuesday August 12th, Su will be presenting a cookery demonstration of simple baking for children.  This will include simple recipes to try out with your children during the holidays.  There will be chance to taste the results and ask questions.  The demonstration starts at 11-00a.m.