General News
27 August, 2024
Nomad days are over for market
PARTNERSHIPS aimed at strengthening the community will see Inglewood Lions Club’s monthly markets move to the town’s recreation reserve. The collaboration between the reserve committee and Lions is part of a vision for greater community use of...
PARTNERSHIPS aimed at strengthening the community will see Inglewood Lions Club’s monthly markets move to the town’s recreation reserve.
The collaboration between the reserve committee and Lions is part of a vision for greater community use of the reserve.
“We’ll have certainty for a location and be able to grow the monthly market,” said Lions president Eddie Sydor.
“The last few years we have been something of nomads coming out of hibernation.
“COVID put a halt to our markets and we brought them back in Brooke Street but safety concerns saw us move to outside the town hall.
“When the town hall precinct became unavailable pretty much for the rest of the year while roof work is done on the hall, we didn’t know what would happen.”
Talks between Mr Sydor and recreation reserve president Tim Birthisel provided the solution.
Mr Birthisel said: “We are trying to attract more people to use the community centre and make the reserve a place that can be part of strengthening the community.
“We want to work together with like-minded community organisations because the outcomes will be better for the community through collaboration,” he said.
“The Lions Club market will now have a home and together we hope it will grow.”:
Mr Sydor and Mr Birthisel said the market would also provide opportunities for local groups to have stalls raising funds for their activities.
“The market brings our community together and also provides another reason for people to visit Inglewood,” Mr Sydor said.
“There are stallholders from across the shire and beyond selling local produce and crafts. More local organisations at the market will add to the atmosphere and show off the great Inglewood community,” Mr Sydor said.
The partnership between Lions and the recreation reserve will extend to user groups with the Lions catering team enlisted for next month’s Loddon Valley Football Netball League’s preliminary finals at the reserve.
“It’s another way of supporting the community and Lions raising funds to put back into local groups and projects,” Mr Sydor said.
The first market at the reserve is planned for September 14.