New £1.8m Northwich Market set to open its doors next month
The new £1.8m Northwich Market will open on Friday, September 18, at Barons Quay.
Doors will open at 9am, with Northwich Mayor, Cllr Robert Cernik, and Deputy Mayor, Cllr Rachel Waterman, on hand to officially open the market.
Occupying a prime corner location within Barons Quay, the new market will offer a significantly improved experience for customers and traders alike with a wider choice of stalls and facilities, including indoor and outside dining.
One wall of the market features the 60-year-old ‘Indoor Market’ sign from the old market which has been restored.
The first traders in the new Northwich Market were confirmed last month, offering a mix of food, drinks, produce, gifts, beauty and fashion, tech repairs and more.
Opening the new market is a key milestone in the plan to deliver a new chapter for Northwich town centre, with Liverpool-based ION Developments and Cheshire West and Chester Council working in partnership to create a new neighbourhood at Weaver Square in the heart of the town.
The vision sets out proposals for sustainable town-centre living, with around 200 high quality homes including affordable homes, comprising a mix of houses and apartments alongside improved public realm and flexible event spaces, as well as a proposed new bus hub for the town centre.
Cllr Nathan Pardoe, Cheshire West and Chester Council cabinet member for inclusive economy, regeneration and digital transformation, said: “It is great news that the new Northwich Market is almost ready to open, we are looking forward to seeing it thrive.
“Northwich residents will soon have the chance to visit the new market and sample the fantastic food, drink, goods and services that will be on offer. The new market is a significant milestone for the town, and brings something new to Barons Quay.”
He added: “The council is committed to its markets across the Borough, they are important social spaces that attract people into town centres.
“Public shopping habits and expectations have changed, and the council has responded to this by creating a new market that is fit for the future, and that Northwich can be proud of.”
