With more than 10 years’ market experience Independent Street organises award winning monthly and one-off events alongside councils, business groups, large corporate clients and communities.
Independent Street champions local independent businesses and produce. We aim to provide a platform for small businesses to showcase to their local community.
It is a superb opportunity to find out the origins of your food, meet our makers and bakers, feast your eyes upon some goodies and fill those shopping bags whilst indulging in some good old conversations with our team and traders.
We take great pride in delivering eclectic specialist events with many award winning local producers of unique goods set to inspire.Â
We are incredibly passionate about creating opportunities for new business and enterprise.
Independent Street works alongside councils and hospitality venues to ensure events are a well thought-out, put together and curated. Something which encompasses the spirit of the local community and an event the whole town can enjoy.
Our events generate footfall and increase awareness for our host site through our extensive marketing and presence on social media.
Our events provide the opportunity for greater footfall for local business in the towns and villages where we showcase.
We work with the permanent retailers in the area, the community groups, local producers, musicians and residents to ensure an event the whole community can enjoy and benefit from.
Our host site becomes ‘the’ destination on event day for local people and also attracts visitors from further afield.
We take great pride in bringing the community together. We love to create buzz, atmosphere and add colour to our projects.
We love exploring new areas and towns and discovering the local artisans. Each event is tailored to its own unique location.
Wife, Mummy, Former air hostess and Business Owner… I have a passion for supporting small businesses and see our events as an affordable platform for them to showcase to their local community.
After 7 years experience in the events industry, I wanted to develop a brand and company which nurtures traders and provides a positive platform of sales and marketing opportunities.
I adore to work with local business groups, retailers, councils and private corporate clients to regenerate town centres and find it very rewarding to see the positive results that our events bring.
Seeing the creative talents of our traders and chatting to our visitors – as well as managing our event social media – makes me feel extremely proud of the communities around us.
I pride myself on hard work and getting stuck in. Event days are long, tiring but run on laughter, a few coffees and fabulous teamwork.
I also enjoy thinking up creative and fun crafts that my own children would enjoy and sourcing suppliers and creatives to run complimentary workshops on market day – allowing the adults to relax knowing their little ones have also had a fab time visiting us.
Never a more glamorous Event Manager than lovely Lynne. Even armed with a litter picker, bin bag and never without her red lipstick she looks like a super model. I have known Lynne for over 15 years where we first met at 21,000 feet whilst flying as cabin crew for Virgin Atlantic. We both swapped our wings for work closer to home that suits our busy mum lives. Lynne is quite possibly the nicest person you will ever meet, from trader arrival to the last litter pick as the sunsets, Lynne can’t do enough to help both traders and customers alike.
Also known as Penny Diamonds! Penny is one of our regular and long standing event managers. She has been involved in Independent Street from our launch and she knows our traders and events inside out. When she isn't on the golf course Penny can often be found at our markets. She is hard working, friendly and there is nothing that this lovely lady doesn't know about Diamonds!... Her former work has made her an expert in this field, be sure to ask her about the time she pierced David Beckham's ear! If you are a frequent visitor of our markets you will be sure to see Penny soon (Ironman not included!).
2026 - Welcome to Jenny our new events co-ordinator. Jenny has been running the Chorlton Green Artisan Market for us for over a year. You may also recognise her as the face behind the Lilac Coral stall. We’re thrilled to welcome Jenny into the office from January 2026. She brings excellent organisational skills and a wealth of experience to Independent Street.
I have known Caroline for as long as I have been involved with Artisan Markets. I first met the lovely former Mrs Pie when I was actually a trader myself back in 2012. As a former artisan pie producer, Caroline knows and understands how it feels to be a trader on market day. This Lancashire Lass has great knowledge on everything from stallholder set up, to council food requirements and how to ensure our events run smoothly. Caroline loves a good natter with our team, when she moved on from her family pie business I wasted no time in bringing Caroline into Independent Street. She is a great asset to our little market community and is well loved amongst our artisans (Atticus the market cat - not included).
John is the other half of Caroline — the yin to her yang. With years of hands-on market experience, from trading himself to running our markets for the past five years, John brings invaluable knowledge and dedication to everything we do. A vital member of the team, John is never afraid to roll up his sleeves. Whether it’s managing logistics, keeping the site running smoothly, or stepping in wherever he’s needed. He is a huge part of our team. From chief bin pusher, to sink puller, litter picker and traffic Marshall extortioner. Whatever the job in hand, John just gets stuck in. His sense of humour is infectious, and he never fails to make us smile even on the wettest of market days. He plays a huge role in creating the welcoming atmosphere our markets are known for.
I’m Henry - The brains behind Independent Street. From sniffing out the best dog treats on the market, to quality control, bookkeeping and website updates, you name it I do it! Woof!
