Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Selma Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I wanted to have a stall on Saturday selling > > Swedish food (specialising on Gravlax ). Was > > informed that they don?t grant more food stalls > as > > shops has complained it takes business from > them. > > ?Arts and Craft? would however be appropriate. > > I live off Nortcross road and I love the fact > East > > Dulwich is becoming a place for food lovers. > > Shame not everyone share my opinion. > > xxxxxxxx > > There's nowhere else in East Dulwich selling > Swedish food, as far as I know. > > Yet there's a cheese stall in the market which > must surely be in direct competition with the > cheese shop just round the corner in Lordship > Lane. > > The council seems somewhat inconsistent. Which > shops have complained? Why should they take > precedence for customers? Surely competition is a > good thing? > > I think the more food stalls the merrier, I'd > rather the option to buy nice food than overpriced > so-called "arts and crafts". I agree with Sue on the issue of crafts, I paid a visit to the Blackwater Court Market after I had spent a while at Northcross Road last Saturday, and I have to say that I was really surprised at the difference in the two, nearly all the sellers at Blackwater Court had stock that had obviously been made by them with love and care, the workmanship of some things were really good, and worth the money being asked, but Northcross Road? Sorry no, I think the council really need to make sure the items being sold are really crafted not just bought in from China etc.