Normally a 50th anniversary is a time for celebration but the mood was muted at Nottingham's Victoria Market, where traders say they're in limbo. It was July 21, 1972, when the market in Victoria Centre was officially opened by the Sheriff of Nottingham, Alderman Norman Hemmington.
A plaque commemorating the day and listing members of the markets, fairs and catering committee at Nottingham City Council still remains on the wall of the market in Victoria Centre. Meanwhile stallholders are still awaiting the outcome of a public consultation about the future of the market, which ended in early June.
They have been told a decision will be made at the end of July. It follows a proposal by the city council to review its operation of the market. Closing the market would save the Labour-run authority £39m running costs over the remaining 50 years of the current agreement.
