Beverley Market may have been officially closed though this morning a handful of traders have braved the elements to open up their stalls. Malcolm Pattison, The Black Sheep Meat Company and East Riding Country Pork were some of the stalls which for them it was business as usual.
This was only the second time in forty years the Market had been closed due to bad weather and given the snow that fell of Beverley last night it is understandable as to why East Riding of Yorkshire Council felt the need to close Beverley’s Market.
The Market manager told HU17.net “We tried our best to call each of the businesses that have stalls on the market and were still making calls very late into the evening.”
When asked about why the market was closed we were told;
“There is just too much of a risk that people may get hurt and this includes traders who would have to travel some distance through night on icy roads. It would also have not looked good if the market had been set up but was empty due to traders unable to get to Beverley”
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