It's true fruit and veg from a bit nearer e.g. Kent or Surrey would be nice, but don't let's forget that there aren't really any farmers in SE23 unless the One Tree Hill allotments happen to have a remarkably productive year! I'm sure the market will develop over coming weeks and months anyway.

I chatted to a couple of local stallholders yesterday, and was a bit disconcerted by how much they seemed to be aware of and worried about the concerns about the market expressed on this forum. I hope that they also realise how much support it has. I live in the area on the hill behind the Horniman - so we are very close indeed to the market and not nearly as close to Dartmouth Rd and central Forest Hill. Local history and legal restrictions mean that there is quite a large area with no shops, cafes, pubs etc. - my experience is that in that area at least, the market is hugely welcomed, both as somewhere very local where we can shop and as a sort of community hub. I met and chatted to four lots of near neighbours from the hill within 30 minutes yesterday - there is really nowhere else where this would happen on a weekly basis, at least for our area. I do hope the market organisers and stallholders realise how very popular the market is in the area nearby, despite the doubts and debates expressed on this forum.