To celebrate the success of the first wave of the scheme, eight traditional Pearly Kings and Queens in full costume, alongside a Town Crier, will perform a graduation ceremony for the newly crowned market traders.

Graduate market traders and course tutors are available for interview

Chrisp Street Market is in the heart of the East End on the Lansbury Estate, featured in the 1951 Festival of Britain. It was the first pedestrianised shopping centre in the country and is now one of London’s most bustling and historic markets. Trading between 10am and 4pm everyday except Sunday, it sells a variety of quality merchandise from fresh produce to home-wares, major chains to specialist stores: everything you need from essentials to treats. With the recent opening of the landmark Idea Store (designed by David Adjaye Associates), and significant environmental improvements, the market is worth a visit for its architectural value alone. Redevelopment after the Second World War provided the original Victorian street market with a central square. Whatever the weather, the cafes in the square dish up feasts of Chinese and Indian food alongside traditional East End fare. The square also offers ringside views of the entertainment: it’s the perfect place for people to gather, soak up the vibrant atmosphere of the market and enjoy the diverse range of performance on offer.

Throughout  the Summer Chrisp Street Market has hosted a series of Summer family entertainment events.  Today’s finale includes:

Avanti Display’s The Spurting  Man
Closing the season of Chrisp Street Market Summer Events is a  site-specific, wacky water-based show from the acclaimed Avanti  Display

Les Grooms
French musical comedians Les Grooms  unleash their wild jazz-playing hotel bellhops

The Dream Engine’s  Cone
Aerial acrobatics from two daredevil dancers   

Plus face painting, henna, makeovers, nail art, walkabout fun from Larkin' About’s Deep Sea Divers, and plenty of great bargains to be had. Local painter, Terri Rae, will be exhibiting her canvas creations and  visitors can have a go at the open craft workshops to explore their own  creative side.

Fusion East
Chrisp Street Market’s New Traders Training Scheme is supported by Fusion East is a major arts and cultural entertainment initiative for East London running to Spring 2006. Funded by Arts Council England and the Millennium Commission, Fusion East celebrates the extraordinary artistic and cultural diversity found in East London, in addition to its physical regeneration. An innovative range of art forms will be showcased throughout the year - music, theatre and performance, film, visual arts, literature, carnival and design - highlighting the vibrancy and creativity of the area. Fusion East’s programme has been devised by a consortium of three neighbouring local  authorities: Hackney, Newham and Tower Hamlets, alongside Leaside  Regeneration, and the Cultural Industries Development Agency (CIDA).  

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