On Saturday, the traders at Five Valleys indoor market will celebrate their first anniversary with a weekend of fun activities, food samples, live entertainment and a fabulous give-away.

Vendors will open from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, serving a wide range of street food from around the world, sweet treats, wine and beer for the adults as well as staple groceries and deli products.

There will be lots of live entertainment throughout the day with music from James Chatfield, from 11am to 2pm, magic tricks with magician Alex Robertson from 12pm-3pm, and more live music from Molly Wise from 2pm to 5pm.

One lucky visitor will also win a Five Valleys hamper filled with goodies from the stores and traders, including gift cards from Thai2Go and La Cantina, a bottle of Limoncello from Non Solo Italian Street Food, a bottle of Bernard Lonclas Champagne from Phoenix Wines, a house plant from the Lilypad Florist, snacks and treats from Armadeli plus a Chanel fragrance donated by Five Valleys new independent department store, Sandersons Boutique.

The Five Valleys indoor market officially opened on 1st July 2020 with just a handful of traders signed up including Thai 2 Go, Non Solo Pasta Italian Street Food and Falafel Mama.

The market has proved a popular addition to Stroud and is now home to more than 20 traders selling a variety of artisan goods.

Five Valleys Market Manager, Jessica Derham said: “We have a fabulous weekend of celebrations planned to mark the first anniversary of our indoor market and we hope to see plenty of our fantastic customers enjoying the entertainment and food on Saturday.

“We are so proud of what our market traders have brought to Stroud, we truly believe that together we have created a unique leisure destination for all to enjoy, backed by the regions very best artisan traders – and we are going to celebrate that this weekend.”