Kirkby Market

Who to contact

Kirkby Market Manager
Kirkby Market Office
Kirkby Town Centre
Kirkby
L32 8ZQ

Telephone: 0151 443 4499

Email: kirkbymarketmanager@knowsley.gov.uk

Kirkby market trades on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays between 9.00am and 4.30pm. It is a traditional outdoor market situated close to the town centre and has 130 stalls offering a wide variety of food and non-food products at competitive prices.

It enjoys a vibrant, traditional market atmosphere and there is ample parking nearby.

Market trading information

Stall charges

All prices based upon a standard 10ft stall

  • Licensed stall £19.00
  • Licensed shuttered stall £21.50 (Only available Tuesday, Friday, Saturday)
  • 24 Hour Electricity stall £24.50
  • Casual stalls £24

Casual traders

Stalls are available to traders, initially on a casual basis, whereby stall holders trade on market days of their own choice.

On the first day at the market, casual traders must show the following:

  1. Public Liability document to the sum of £2,000,000 (must be the original document)
  2. Two forms of identification, one photographic (e.g. passport or driving license) and a utility bill issued within the previous 3 months.
  3. The trader's name and address on the identification document must be the same as on their insurance.
  4. If a casual is going to be late they must ring the office before 9.00am
  5. If a vacant stall is available it will be allocated at 9.00am

To apply to become a casual trader please contact the market office on 0151 443 4499 or via email KirkbyMarketManager@Knowsley.gov.uk

Any regular casual trader who trades for a period of four weeks will become eligible to apply for a licence.

Licensed traders

Licensed traders trade on stalls exclusively reserved for the trader on the market day.

Market cleaning

Traders clean their own stalls during the day and market staff clean the market square regularly. Traders and shoppers can report problems with cleanliness to the market office.

Market cleaning

Traders clean their own stalls during the day and market staff clean the market square regularly. Traders and shoppers can report problems with cleanliness to to the market office.

A day in the life of Kirkby Market

This video was produced as part of the 'small cinema in Kirkby' project in January 2011.

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