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Finishing touches for Ellesmere market charter 800th anniversary celebrations

Finishing touches are being made for this weekend's 800th town centre celebrations of the granting of Ellesmere’s market charter.

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Fizzgigs players Roger Garland, Mirjana Garland, Ian Andrew,Richard Jones, Kate Westgate, Peter Cartlidge

Among the activities will be a re-enactment of the granting of the town's market charter in July 1221 by community arts group Fizzgigs.

The street market will be open from 9am on Saturday. The Fizzjigs band will be entertaining visitors outside the market hall at 10am.

At 10.30am there will be a street theatre re-enactment in the middle of the market. Music will continue until 11am.

Part of Scotland Street to be closed to traffic to make way for a street market. There will also be stalls inside the market building. This will run from 9am to 4pm.

Rosemary Drake, of Fizzgigs, says: "It’s been great fun working on this project. It’s a wonderful joint effort. We hope even the costumes and props will entertain the crowd."

Other entertainment will include two sessions by children’s story-teller Jake Evans. Parents should collect tickets in advance from inside the market hall to secure a space. There will be a town crier, and craft stalls including pottery, a natural florist and honey.

Fizzgigs member Kate Westgate adds: "Currently the forecast is set fair. We hope lots of people

turn out to enjoy our antics. The unusual event is just one in a range of events and installations

Fizzgigs has been responsible for and which helps to mark out Ellesmere as a very special place to

live."

The performance will be repeated at 2pm at Criftins Summer Fair on the same day.

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