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Coronavirus: Instagram move for Ruddington Village Market Coronavirus: Instagram move for Ruddington Village Market
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Villagers missing their monthly market took it online with live pub tours, bouquet demonstrations and tips on cutting your own hair.Villagers missing their monthly market took it online with live pub tours, bouquet demonstrations and tips on cutting your own hair.
Ruddington Village Market, in Nottinghamshire, broadcast live on Instagram earlier. Ruddington Village Market, in Nottinghamshire, broadcast 10-minute demonstrations from nine businesses live on Instagram on Saturday.
Organiser Mark Pinks said the 10-minute slots for demonstrations from nine businesses was a "great success". Organiser Mark Pinks said the feedback had been "phenomenal" and he was planning another.
Business owner Alex Preston said it would help sellers keep in touch with customers. Business owner Cheryl Stretton said she was "proud of the village we live in".
The market was hosted by Mr Pinks, who invited traders to join him on Instagram live between 12:00 and 14:30 BST. Ms Stretton, who runs Ruddy Fine Distillery, added the villagers were "amazing people" to support the "fabulous" event.
He said: "We were thinking what can we do to help market stalls and shops struggling with limited trading ability." The market was hosted by Mr Pinks, who invited traders to join him on Instagram live for the slots between 12:00 and 14:30 BST.
Mr Pinks, who is part of the Ruddington Village Centre Partnership which organises the markets, said: "A pub which has moved to takeaway showed us the beer cellar and behind the bar, and a cafe deli demonstrated how to make scotch eggs." "We were thinking what can we do to help market stalls and shops struggling with limited trading ability," he said.
He said as well as promoting stall-holders' products, many of which were trading online or over the phone, "it is an interesting way to see how things work". "A pub which moved to takeaway showed us the beer cellar and behind the bar, and a cafe deli demonstrated how to make scotch eggs.
And for businesses not able to trade, it was about helping them "keep on the radar". "The audience got to see some of the friendly traders that we miss so much."
He added he hopes to "do it again if the lockdown remains" on 6 June. Mr Pinks, who is part of the Ruddington Village Centre Partnership which organises the markets, added as it was a "great success" plans were under way to "do it again if the lockdown remains" on 6 June.
Mrs Preston, owner of The Bottle Top in Ruddington which sells food, craft beer and spirits, said: "A lot of people are missing the market, and obviously it is affecting trade. Alex Preston, owner of The Bottle Top in Ruddington which sells food, craft beer and spirits, said: "A lot of people are missing the market, and obviously it is affecting trade.
"It is about keeping the local economy going, supporting traders, and getting supplies out to local people.""It is about keeping the local economy going, supporting traders, and getting supplies out to local people."
Jen Walker, who runs The Split Screen Coffee Company and brings her coffee van to the market every month, said: "As someone who runs a small business, it is amazing." Jen Walker, who runs The Split Screen Coffee Company, said she "enjoyed taking part and loved watching everyone else".
She demonstrated how to make coffee and did barista-style art during the virtual market.She demonstrated how to make coffee and did barista-style art during the virtual market.
Mr Pinks added it was a "great way" to promote independent businesses and their products, many of which were trading online or over the phone.
He said it was "interesting to see how things worked virtually" and for businesses not able to trade, it was about helping them "keep on the radar".
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