Hi Handmade Artists

As agreed, the Handmade Birmingham Market is currently enjoying its first winter break.  We are looking to resume the Arts Market on the last weekend of Jan or perhaps the first week of Feb, just in time for the Valentine trolley dash.

Before any final decisions are made on the start date, it has been suggested that we host a Handmade Market social gathering. 

We feel strongly that the direction of the HM Market needs to be shaped by the vision of its community of artists/designer-makers.  With that in mind we’ll also use the opportunity to take your views on the first 5 months of the HBM Market (pros and cons) and hear your views/ideas to improve the Market; perhaps alternative locations and other occasional markets, which we have pursued and are offered for the future etc. 

We have a new website which should improve the marketing side of things and were moving forward with our online booking system.

Above all this ‘Social Meet Up’ will be a great way reconnect and meet each other in a different way.

We would like to suggest we meet 7:30pm Mon 17^th January @ The Irish Centre nr the Digbeth Coach Station. We realise its very short notice but hope you will do what you can to be there.

Daniel

Francine