Well done to Siop Cwlwm based in Oswestry Indoor Market who won the Regional  Local Business Accelerator competition in the Advertizer in January.  They set up a business over a year ago selling a number of Welsh language books, cards, gifts and household items.  The competition, backed by the Prime Minister provides the winners with a substantial allocation of free advertising in the Tizer as well as free business mentoring.  This may even be from Deborah Meaden from the Dragons Den if they are really lucky! This is a fantastic achievement.  Well done to Lowri and Linda who have worked hard to put their business and Oswestry Market on the local map.

Why does Oswestry Indoor Market deserve to be nominated for Best Indoor Market Hall?

Oswestry markets are 800 years in the making but they still hold a prominent force in Oswestry and continue to be an important part of the town’s heritage.  There have been mixed fortunes and trading is not easy in these current times but recent efforts have made the Indoor Market vibrant once again and has been fortunate to enjoy a 100 % attendance throughout 2011.

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Winner of Best Dressed Christmas Window Competition 2011 Announced

The Oswestry Chamber of Commerce are delighted to announce the winner of the inaugural ‘best dressed Christmas window’ competition for 2011. The winner is Bobalot, a market stall which specialises in hand-made crafts, pictures and photographs and can be found on the ground floor of Powis Hall market.

The Chamber had invited businesses to nominate their premises for this award and the winning entry was chosen by Mrs Cynthia Hawksley, Mayor of Oswestry Town Council. Mrs Hawksley said, “It was good to see that so many shops and businesses have made a special effort in dressing their windows for Christmas as it really helps to make the town look attractive. It was difficult to choose the winning entry as the standard was so high, but the Bobalot stall in the market really stood out”.

Mrs Louise Hudson, Treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce said, “The Chamber are delighted to see that so many businesses have made a real effort to make their premises look particularly attractive at this important time of the year. We hope that more shops will enter next year and that the competition is even stronger”.

Gail Goodall from Bobalot said “We’re delighted to win this competition and would like to thank the Chamber for organising this event. I hope that it encourages more people to visit the market hall in 2012”. 

Come and visit our Farmers’ Market held on the Bailey Head on the last Friday of every month. A great range of freshly produced food and drink available to customers by 20 plus local farmers and produces. Sample a variety of cheeses, cakes, jams, pastries, butter, olives and quality pork, beef, venison and chicken.

Quite simply we boast that this market is one of the best in North Shropshire and is complimented by the famous annual Oswestry Food Festival which is held on the 9th and 10th of July