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ransient traders risk undermining these values users traders and management were all aware of the impact of gentrification of lkm although many of the values outlined above are shown to exist in gentrified markets watson 2009 it is feared it will lead to higher costs for traders and customers and would exclude those who arguably need the market the most threatening the social inclusion and social care approach so valued by users traders and lcc references gonzalez s waley p 2012 traditional retail markets the new gentrification frontier antipode 45 4 965 983 leeds city council 2011 equality and diversity policy 2011 2015 morales a 2009 public markets as community development tools journal of planning education and research 28 4 426 440 watson s 2009 the magic of the marketplace sociality in a neglected public space urban studies 4 6 8 1577 1591 i made notes but no recordings of conversations at lkm so quotes are from memory and not necessarily verbatim names were changed for the purpose of anonymity share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading leave a comment from uncategorized council gets planning permission for singing and dancing late into the night january 12 2015 a sharp eyed market worker noticed this tiny and blue unlike the normal yellow notice near the fish row in kirkgate market leeds city council have applied for an entertainment licence to allow the perfomance on the premises of a plays e live music f recorded music g performance of dance h anything of a similar description to that falling within e f and g furthermore these performances will take place from 10am to midnight it s too late to object the council has already approved the license so look forward to an all singing all dancing late night entertainments venue coming to a market near you share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading leave a comment from uncategorized new year rent reduction for outside traders january 1 2015 a happy new year to the outside market traders who will now have their rent reduced by 20 percent from today after the management climbed down from their original decision of telling the traders you know what to do if you don t like it the outdoor traders have suffered as much as everyone else from the car parking fiasco and also have had to put up with the constant noise and dust from the victoria gate building works in september they petitioned for a rent reduction it was falling on deaf ears but as folkm drew attention to the difficulties councillors have responded interestingly the yep article also mentions that council market bosses have held regular meetings with lobbying group folkm friends of leeds kirkgate market to discuss concerns they have in fact met with us just once but we are pleased they have committment to regular meetings as we go into the new year given the imminent evictions the 1976 hall in disarray and no clear decision on the board being set up to represent traders and the public folkm will continue to lobby mps including eric pickles to avoid long term traders leaving the market share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading leave a comment from uncategorized oh come all ye faithful december 21 2014 oh come all ye faithful come to kirkgate market sing ye oh sing ye our christmas songs here is our songbook come and join our sing song oh come support the traders oh come and praise the market oh come and tell the council they ve got it wrong folkm will be singing at the main entrance to kirkgate market on monday 22nd december from 12 30pm come and join us share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading 2 comments from uncategorized bah humbug december 18 2014 councillor scrooge sat in his counting house overcome with generosity i have bled kirkgate market dry for 20 years he thought now is the time to pay it back i shall borrow 12 million pounds and watch the money roll in even faster when i refurbish it to a high standard and put up the rents that night scrooge was visited by the spirit of markets past he was swept into a scene of stupendous bustle as shoppers dashed hither and thither stuffing their bags baskets and trollies with all manner of meat fruit vegetables cakes sweets and toys the stallholders were full of merriment and cheerful banter for it was christmas the season of high spending he saw his contituents low paid bob cratchit and disabled tiny tim loading their bags with festive fare for their annual celebration the next night scrooge was visited by a more austere spectre the spirit of markets present as he wandered through the echoing halls of shuttered stalls he heard traders complaining that they were being moved to new stalls where they could not afford the rents or the wherewithal to re equip them and he saw customers searching for cheap cabbages and cut price pies they are suffering from austerity unemployment zero hours contracts the bedroom tax and universal credit said the spirit so they have to watch their spending poor tiny tim is finding it hard to manage on his employment support allowance and bob cratchit is struggling on the minimum wage are there no food banks are there no pound shops said councillor scrooge on the third night the spirit of markets future manifested itself at last thought councillor scrooge i shall see my grand plans come to fruition a happy place with neat and tidy stalls selling all kinds of goods to a grateful population there will be non stop entertainments in the 1976 hall for people to enjoy while they refresh themselves at the cafes or browse among the day traders barrows but he was met by a scene of appalling desolation the 1976 and 1981 halls were gone demolished to build offices and mean blocks of flats the outside market was a car park only the 1875 hall remained now rebranded as the victoria gate heritage experience and selling luxury goods at eye watering prices even the council crest was gone what happened asked councillor scrooge in despair it worked for a while said the spirit of markets future but once the rents were put up the usual customers could not afford the prices and the high spending john lewis and victoria gate customers were never comfortable buying goods without a recognisable brand name so the prettier parts of the market were bequeathed to hammersons and the rest was sold off to pay back the 12 million pound loan bob cratchit and tiny tim are reduced to scouring the discount sector for sell by date bargains and have lost the spirit of community that the market provided the next morning councillor scrooge awoke a changed man i must undo all that i have done he said the market is an asset to the community and must be preserved but it was too late the council had already approved the plans with hardly any discussion god help us every one share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading leave a comment from uncategorized folkm s speech to the planning committee december 12 2014 folkm are objecting to this planning application on the grounds that it fails to properly consider the negative social impact of its proposed redevelopment to be sure we are in favour of much needed investment in the building but our worry is how the change in the building will affect people the need to consider this social impact is not just driven by a sense fairness but is a fundamental legal duty on the public sector the council is obliged to carefully consider how any changes will impact particularly on protected categories which include the elderly women those with disabilities ethnic minorities all of whom are more likely to be in low incomes it s evident that these are the groups that currently benefit particularly from the market economically and socially and they are the ones that the council is legally responsible to protect from any negative impacts what do we think the negative impacts will be the majority of traders that have been forced to move will face higher rents fact for example butchers now paying 34 5 psf will have to pay 47 5 more than 35 increase council documents state that the refurbishment is being seen as an opportunity to increase income and that rents will increase to reflect this work as a result higher rents in the redeveloped market will drive traders and those more vulnerable customers out dozens of traders are being displaced by this redevelopment as existing businesses don t find a new appropriate stall at an affordable rent the loss of particular traders will of course have an impact on those groups who rely on them councillors will know that after we submitted our objection the council was asked to re write their equality impact assessment however the revised impact assessment still does not offer any guarantees to mitigate against these negative impacts on vulnerable communities particularly when it comes to the hundreds of thousands of market users folkm and many others are genuinely worried about the gentrification of the market and we know this term has become quite controversial to be sure we know that gentrification is not something that any local authority sets out to do however as lots of research shows redevelopment of any building or area can easily lead to gentrification if robust measures are not put against it in numerous meetings communications and documents we have discussed with market management how changes in the building rents composition of traders can marginalise those more vulnerable groups in leeds but there has been no action taken to even acknowledge this risk the council is in denial just saying we don t want to gentrify the market won t protect those in lower incomes that rely on it but the council is not only ignoring a risk is also ignoring an opportunity 100 000 people visit the market every week many of which come from the most deprived wards in leeds they have little money to spend on food they are experiencing fuel poverty isolation multiple health inequalities learning difficulties these are the people that the council has statutory obligations towards and the market is now a place to reach them but we should protect and build on this folkm want to see investment and improvement in the markets building but not at the expense of the people that use and work in the market what we are saying is put the people first not the builidng share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading leave a comment from uncategorized will rents be higher in kirkgate market after the redevelopment december 10 2014 tags future of the market kirkgate market redevelopment rents one of the issues that worry most people is whether rents will be higher once the redevelopment project is complete leeds city council has explained that there is no intention to raise rents in existing units in kirkgate market this does not actually answer the issue as the council is only referring here to traders that will not have to move because of the redevelopment but what will happen to those affected by the redevelopment most traders who are forcibly displaced and have to find a new stall will find that most of the offered stalls rents will be higher for example the butchers moving from the existing butchers row to the new fresh food area will have to pay around 30 more rent on top of costs for fitting their new stall for which they will get some help from the council we don t know yet the rents for the proposed new daily covered market which replaces the 1976 hall fixed stalls but previous documents from the council suggest that this space can be let at a premium thereby safeguarding rental income investment case page 8 again we don t know what rents would be like in the new kirkgate vilage area but this area is clearly seen as an area with an opportunity to create further income investment case p 19 becoming a quality shopping street to attract victoria gate shoppers all this suggest that for most of the displaced traders that find a new stall rents will be higher and for probably all the new traders in the covered hall and kirkgate village rents will be higher than there had been before overall there will be higher rents in the new areas of the market which will the stepping stone to ask for increments in the future is this the start of gentrification share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading leave a comment from uncategorized dozens of traders in kirkgate market will be permanently or temporarily displaced december 10 2014 what is happening to traders who would be losing their stall as part of the kirkgate market redevelopment project the big changes proposed for kirkgate market amount to dozens of traders perhaps up to 50 or more the council has never revealed this figure being permanently or temporarily displaced as a result folkm knows at least more than half of them are leaving the market the council claims that they are trying to relocate them in phases into the existing vacant units in the market but there are not as many empty units as traders displaced a bidding process is taking place where only the displaced traders are allowed to participate however this is riddled with problems and the bidding process itself was been described as very poor by one of the traders here are some of the problems some stalls have been in their current location for more than 30 years and changing location in the market is a very big risk what is more it is very difficult to find a same size unit which will mean substantially changing the business and perhaps letting staff go some of the offered units have been empty for a long time which reflects their poor location it is also hard for traders to choose a new location without knowing how that new stall will perform in the new refurbished market and this is just for those with permanent leases it is unclear what is happening to those in temporary leases share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading leave a comment from uncategorized older entries who we are this 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