Quayside Sunday Market Information/Requirements for Traders (UPDATED 23/3/2016)

Quayside Sunday Market Information/requirements for traders (UPDATED 23/3/2016)

Traders turning up with their Trading from a stall supplied by the General information for ALL Quayside Sunday Market own stall “casual/day traders” council “central stalls” traders

The Quayside Sunday Market is a great place These stalls are provided by Newcastle City Council Public Liability Insurance for small and new businesses to try out their and are located in the centre of the market place. Before you will be allowed to trade, you must provide the Market products and get feedback from customers. They are available on 12 week licences. Inspectors with a copy of your insurance cover of £5million or more Anyone can turn up with their goods/stall/table which shows: The type of cover you have/insurance company/name of and trade as a casual trader as long as they Application the policyholder/policy number/start and end dates/amount you are comply with our requirements – see below and You will need to complete an application form if you covered for – known as the indemnity limit. under General Information. You cannot book a want to trade on a central stall. Insurance companies that we are aware of include: pitch in advance if you want to trade as a If we offer you a stall you will be required to sign up National Market Trader Federation:01226 749021 casual trader. to a 12 week licence period. GM Imber Ltd:01342 327250, Combined Market Traders Currently the fee is £336 for the whole licence Insurance:0208 5545273 Allocation of vacant pitches period and this must to be paid in advance either for You must queue at the rear of the Guildhall by the whole period or monthly. (£28 per Sunday) Food Sellers 8.30am each Sunday when vacant pitches will Once you have paid, the fee cannot be refunded You must display your food hygiene ratings certificate each time be allocated by a market inspector (wearing a unless the market is cancelled by us. you trade. You must register with your local authority food safety Hi-Vis jacket/vest). Please park your vehicle on NB: If you do not pay in advance a stall will not team before you can trade. Your details will be passed to our Food the Quayside Road under the Tyne Bridge to be set up for you. Safety Team for inspection. minimise congestion at the Guildhall when You must obey all relevant Food Safety laws/Regulations - if you want regular traders are setting up. You must provide proof that you are registered with more information or advice about food safety please ring Alison Beattie DO NOT SET UP BEFORE YOU HAVE BEEN your local authority food safety team before (Food Team) on 0191 2777155 ALLOCATED A VACANT PITCH you can trade Please note that generators, chillers and freezers must be placed within The pitch can be in any spot from the Law the area you occupy and must be properly maintained and silenced – if Courts to Swing Bridge. Central Stall Market Hours not, you will be asked to leave the market. Currently the hours are 09:30am to 4pm every Costs Sunday. You will not be able to trade at the You are responsible for the removal of your own (and your customers) The current charge for a pitch is £4.59 per market if you arrive after 9:00am. waste from site. Any refuse left on the Quayside after trading may result linear metre (£1.40 per linear foot) for example You must be set up and ready to trade by 9.30am in a fine for fly tipping and traders who consistently leave refuse behind if your stall measures 3.05m (10ft) along the each Sunday. may have action taken against them. Any bin/refuse collections that do front (including tow bars etc) you will be Your stall is allocated to you for a 12 week period take place on Sundays are intended for the public highway and bins charged £14 for the day. and your stall will be roughly in the same position only. each week. Casual Traders Market Hours If you are unable to trade you must tell us Trading Standards The market operates every Sunday from immediately so that we do not have a stall erected You must display your trading name and prices clearly on your 9.00am until 4pm. Currently, you can unload for you which will stand empty and could prove a stall. your vehicle/set up your stall until 9.30am at hazard e.g. in windy weather. For advice on trading standards call Dave Ellerington (Trading the latest, then you must remove your vehicle Standards Team) Tel: 0191 2116119. from the market altogether – see parking NB: Our Trading Standards and Food Safety Teams regularly visit the information market to inspect traders and their produce Stalls/Tables/Gazebos Parking Information Health and Safety Information The structure you sell from must be sturdily Central stall traders will be allocated a parking pass The market Inspectors on duty are responsible for the safe operation of constructed and properly weighed down so that for the duration of their licence. the Quayside Sunday Market – ALL traders must adhere to any it can deal with poor weather conditions. instructions given by the Inspectors in relation to any Health and Size Safety matters. Parking information The stalls supplied are: Casual traders will be given a free one day Approx.3.05m (10ft) by 1.22m (4ft) with pass to park their vehicle in the Quayside Multi canopies/skirts/sides/backs/boards. General Information Storey Car Park. The Quayside Road is closed to traffic (except Quayside bus) for the NB: If the Market Inspectors run out of MSCP market each Sunday from 8am to 5pm. day passes on any given Sunday, traders must Additional measurements: No vehicles of any kind can be left on the market without permission make their own parking arrangements outside Frame width 1.22m (4ft)/length 3.05 (10ft) from the Market Inspector on duty. of the road closure. Frame height without canopy 1.98m (6ft 6”) Electricity is not supplied. Traders whose vehicles will not fit in the MSCP Canopy width 2.39m (7ft 10”)/length You must removing your own rubbish and keep the area immediately (over 2m in height) may be permitted by the 3.05m (10ft)/height 0.53m (1ft 9”) around your stall free from any debris. Inspector on duty to park on the Quayside You must make your own arrangements for hand washing and toilet Road within the road closure, however these facilities. spaces are very limited and we cannot guarantee a space. National Fraud Initiative - Fair Processing Notices The Council has to make sure that the money we use is safe from fraud. We may use the information you provide for the prevention and detection of fraud. We can also share the information provided with other organisations responsible for auditing or administering public Permanent Traders money for these purposes. These are traders who bring their own stall, For further information, contact the Freedom of Information and Data pay on the day and have traded regularly Protection Officer at Newcastle City Council. (every Sunday) for a long period of time (12 Email [email protected] . weeks +), who always comply with all of our requirements re opening hours, parking, Health and Safety etc. and have therefore earned a permanent pitch that they are allowed to set up on every Sunday.