November Market Cancelled by Storm Bert

It is with very heavy hearts that we have decided to cancel this Sunday’s Christmas Market in Shepton Mallet. We are absolutely gutted to have to do this again because of the weather. We know that our traders and volunteers have worked so hard preparing and will be really disappointed.

The weather due with storm Bert coming in involves very strong winds and heavy rain, with a yellow warning for both being issued until 9pm Sunday. With that in mind, safety has to be our utmost priority and we feel it would be irresponsible to proceed with the event. We have a duty of care towards you guys our lovely traders, the public, volunteers, entertainers and local businesses and need to ensure that everyone is kept safe.

We did explore other options, such as pushing back the start time, moving the market etc, however, these options presented their own complications and we felt we wouldn’t be able to offer the same high quality market experience that we strive for at Shepton Sunday Market.