Looking for New Market Opportunities Or Would Like to Become Your Own Boss?

Looking for new market opportunities or would like to become your own boss?

welcome
to

Aylesbury & Winslow MARKETS

Pitches from only £14 for regulars

Aylesbury market days Winslow market day

Vintage & Craft Bazaar: Tuesdays General market: Wednesdays
Farmers market: last Tuesday of the month General market: Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays

Our markets have a reputation for being fair and friendly, with a long history of serving local people. The Aylesbury market is in the heart of the historic town on a key footfall route. It regularly hosts events and was proud to win an award in 2012 for its part in the national LoveYourLocalMarket initiative. Winslow is a small ancient market town of immense charm and character and the market is located in its heart.

THE WANTED LIST

Perishable food items (particularly Fridays) Tools – new and secondhand

Hot and takeaway food (particularly Fridays) Sportwear

Herbs, spices, nuts, pulses, grains Sports equipment

and healthy eating (particularly Fridays) Toys

Haberdashery/knitting wool Clothing

Arts and crafts supplies Leather goods

T-shirt printing Children’s clothing/baby wear

Stationery Fancy dress, games and jokes

Affordable art Curtains, nets and blinds

Pictures and mirrors Cushions and homeware

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT WELCOME ANY GOODS THAT IMPLY THEY SUPPORT THE SALE OF DRUGS, ALCOHOL OR SMOKING.

Want to be your own boss?

Market trading sounds good?

See our other sheets on

How to Start Trading

for some sound advice

Pitch Rents & Rules

for a great start-up deal

and fill in the

Application form

or

contact the Market Officer

How to start trading

You would like to be your own boss, and trade in Aylesbury and/or Winslow Market?
We would love you to succeed. So if you are not already familiar with them, why not give these suggestions some thought?

Plan to sell the right goods

Key to your success. What is already on sale? Take a good look in the market(s) and in the shops nearby. What can you bring to ‘fill a gap’ for the people who go there? It might be on our ‘Wanted’ list (see our Welcome sheet). Judge carefully what to stock, and how to sell it so your customers will happily keep coming back. Specific product criteria applies to the Tuesday Vintage & Craft Bazaar.

Plan your cash flow and Value Added Tax (VAT)

Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) closely watches VAT, and wise traders do, too. See HMRC’s ‘Getting started with VAT’ leaflet or go online at www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/start/.

Will your annual sales total under £79,000 (the 2013/14 threshold)? Then you do not need to register for VAT with HMRC. With sales of £79,000 per year or more, you must register.

If your prices include VAT, you have to manage your cash flow so you can pay HMRC on time.

Get Public Liability and Product Liability insurances

They could save you from a major loss, or worse. Something may go seriously wrong or an accident may happen in your dealings with the public. To get the right insurance cover (when you know what you will be selling) you could approach:

·  a commercial insurance broker (e.g. via Yellow Pages);

·  your present home or car insurance company; or

·  National Market Traders Federation (NMTF)
Hampton House, Hawshaw Lane
Hoyland
BARNSLEY
S74 0HA
Tel: 01226 749021 Email: Web site: www.nmtf.co.uk
Membership fee to the NMTF buys you up to £5 million cover and other benefits and services. (Indicative fee £48 per annum as at 1st April 2014)

Register yourself as self-employed with HMRC

It’s the law, of course. You will need to pay National Insurance Contributions from the start. Also keep accounts so, after your first year’s trading, you can give HMRC an annual tax return.

Register with Environmental Health if selling food

You will need to comply with UK laws on food hygiene. If you are in any doubt, please contact your local Environmental Health Department.

At least 28 days before you start to trade in food, you are required by law to register with the local authority’s Environmental Health Department where your stall will usually be pitched. Your food preparation, transportation and storage facilities will then be checked.

Before you start, you will also need to have the right hygiene training for the food you produce and/or sell. If you have no food hygiene training certificate or were trained a long time ago, please phone the AVDC Environmental Health Department on 01296 585605.

Keep safe

Any portable electrical appliances that you use on the market must be Portable Appliance Tested (“given a PAT test”). It isn’t very costly and you will know your equipment is safe. Some of our traders have used a local PAT tester, and we can pass on the details to you if you ask.

Protect and build your reputation

The Trade Descriptions Act 1968 makes it a crime to describe goods incorrectly or sell counterfeit goods. But compliance is fairly straightforward, and helps protect your reputation.

Of course you must comply with the Sale of Goods Act 1979. This law obliges you to put things right when a customer returns an item that is faulty or not fit for the purpose for which it was sold. Remember it is your customer who chooses how you put things right – by credit note, exchange of goods, or a full cash refund.

Customers will sometimes bring goods back that they do not want or may not fit. You have no obligation to solve their problem. But, if you do, it may help you gain a reputation for being a generous and fair trader and this in turn could increase your sales.

If you are thinking of special pricing deals like ‘free offers’, you should consider how to conform to the Consumer Protection Act 1987.

Discover a great start-up deal on our next sheet…

PITCH Rents & Rules 2014 (inc VAT)

MARKETS / REGULAR
traders / CASUAL
traders
Tuesday Aylesbury Vintage & Craft Bazaar / £14.30 / £17.90
Wednesday Aylesbury General Market / £20.40 / £25.50
Wednesday Winslow General Market / £14.30 / £17.90
Friday Aylesbury General Market / £20.40 / £25.50
Saturday Aylesbury General Market / £28.60 / £35.70
Last Tuesday of the month Aylesbury Farmers Market / £14.30 / £17.90

Please note for the Aylesbury Market, we will ask you for your rent at the beginning of trade. Please make sure you have sufficient funds. Payment by Direct Debit(form attached), Debit or Credit Card, or Bank Transfer. Cash/Cheques not accepted.

A great start-up deal for you as a new Casual Trader

You will start on the market as a Casual Trader. Your first week will be at the usual rate. However on your return visits you will get following benefits**:

·  half the regular trader’s rent for your 2nd and 3rd weeks of trading, to welcome you;

·  no rent at all for your 4th and 5th weeks of trading on the market, to inspire you to stay.

At the end of your 5th week of trading, you can apply to become a Regular Trader or remain a Casual Trader at the appropriate standard rent. However, if you want to stay as a Casual Trader, we cannot guarantee that a pitch will always be available, but we will do our best to accommodate you.

Regular Trader benefits

·  guaranteed pitch on each trading day for which you are designated a Regular Trader;

·  2 weeks ‘holiday’ per year when you do not need to trade, which are rent-free (2 weeks notice required);

·  The Clock Tower prime spot on a rotation when available

·  reduced parking costs.

Except for the above ‘holidays’, as a Regular Trader you commit to trade on the Market throughout the year and pay rent in advance for the use of your pitch whether or not you actually trade.

** if you start trading in November and December, the incentive will commence in January.

Market Trader

Application Form

You will need to complete this application form as part of the process to become a Market Trader at the Aylesbury and/or Winslow Markets.(We aim to reply to you within 10 working days.)
When and where I/we would like to trade
Please tick / Regular / Casual
Tuesday Aylesbury Vintage & Craft Bazaar
Wednesday Aylesbury General Market
Wednesday Winslow General Market
Friday Aylesbury General Market
Saturday Aylesbury General Market
Last Tuesday of the month Aylesbury Farmers Market

Regular traders need to select how they wish to pay:

MONTHLY DIRECT DEBIT/ DEBIT CARD/ CREDIT CARD/BANK TRANSFER

Type of goods to be sold

General description
List of main product range details and percentage of your product line
for example Bread: 80% of the total products offered.
Important Information
Please note specific criteria applies if you wish to trade at the Tuesday Vintage & Craft Bazaar. (please see “Vintage & Craft Bazaar Product Guidelines” document). Please tick which category your goods fit into.
Antique Vintage Handcrafted
Retro Collectable

About the applicant(s)

In this section you are required to give the personal information of the applicant(s). The applicant(s) is/are the people who will attend the market stall. If there are more than two applicants, please attach their details on a separate sheet. Please note that unless indicated otherwise, the address of Applicant 1 will be used as the principal address for correspondence. All applicants will be jointly and severally liable for any Market Trading debts owed to Aylesbury Vale District Council.

Applicant 1 / Applicant 2
Business Name
Title (Mr, Mrs, Miss,
Ms or other)
First Name
Middle Name
Surname
Date of Birth
Full address including postcode
Telephone numbers and email / Home:
Mobile:
Email: / Home:
Mobile:
Email
Vehicle registration no.
Vehicle make & type (car/estate/van)
Public Liability Insurance £5M
Insurer
Policy or Membership No.
Expiry Date
Original proof required

Other market trading

YES NO
Are any of the applicants currently trading on other markets
that fall outside the control of Aylesbury Vale District Council?

If you have answered YES, please provide details of these markets and the day(s) you trade.

Name of market / Length of time trading there / Days you trade on this market

Declaration

I/We hereby declare that I/we submit this application of my/our behalf and not as agents or nominees for any other person or company.

I/We hereby declare that I/we are aged 18 years or older

I have read and agree to abide by the Market Regulations and understand that these may change.

Applicant 1 / Applicant 2
Signed
Name
Date

In case of a joint application, all partners must sign the application form.

Your application may be rejected if the status check reveals you owe any outstanding charges, fees or rent to Aylesbury Vale District Council.

Please send this completed and signed, plus original proof of insurance, to:

Paul Kirkham - Market Officer

Aylesbury Vale District Council

Town Centre Management

Tower House, High Street, Aylesbury, Bucks

HP20 1ST

These lists are not exhaustive – please check with the Town Centre Management team if unsure

AYLESBURY VALE DISTRICT COUNCIL

Finance Section – Christina Ball

MARKET TRADERS

8 / 3 / 6 / 4 / 5 / 0

Service User Number:

PLEASE COMPLETE THE WHOLE FORM USING A BALL POINT PEN AND RETURN IT TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS

1.  Name and full postal address of your Bank or Building Society

To: The Manager Bank/Building Society

Address

Postcode

2. Name(s) of Account Holder(s) 6. Instruction to your Bank or Building Society

3. Bank/Building Society Account Number

Signature (s)

4. Branch Sort Code

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5. Reference Number

D L A Date:

I wish to pay monthly on

Banks and Building Societies may not accept Direct Debit Instructions for types of account

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This Guarantee should be detached and retained by the Payer.

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