Chrisp Street Gets Crafty

Leaside Regeneration Ltd is inviting artists and arts organisations to exhibit, sell goods, network or just promote your organisation at Chrisp Street Market in Poplar, East London this Saturday.

On Saturday 9th July the Art and Crafts event will be taking place. Transforming the market into a studio for the day. From nail art to pavement art, canvases to caricatures - join in, promote your own artistic flare and brush up on your arts know-how.

As part of this artistic celebration Leaside Regeneration will be offering a unique stall that's open to all art groups and individuals to promote and sell their creative wares. All artistic mediums, be it, paintings, pictures, photography, pottery are welcome. Anything from jewellery and crafts through to music and poetry can be presented on the stall. The aim is to offer a platform in Chrisp Street market to show a range of quality, individual, hand made artistic pieces that are locally produced. Anyone who is interested in finding out more about this creative hub stall or how to get involved should contact James Foss on 07958 966704 for more information by July 7th 2005.

International artists and street performers have been entertaining shoppers at Chrisp Street Market as part of a series of summer events. Large-scale, high-profile themed events have run alongside a range of smaller, community-based, family fun days incorporating rides, slides and amazing asides. All events are free and run 11am to 4pm.

For the full events programme visit www.chrispstreet.org.uk for information on trading or joining in the events please call James Foss on 07958 966704.

The Market has been going through a transformation of late and along with the summer events, the market has had a series of physical improvements including planting, painting, removal of graffiti, cycle rack instillation and new lighting. Along side all this, a great new trader-training programme is also being run. Delivered through Leaside Regeneration Ltd and Reed in Partnership this new course aims to encourage local people to gain more skills, get into employment and open stalls at the market.