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800 years of history is to be deleted by the City of London Corporation. Smithfield Meat Market (& Billingsgate Fish Market) are to be closed. Now, we will never be told the "real reason" why, but it has been openly said that "The closure of Smithfield Market ends over 800 years of trading meat in Central London as part of a wider trend to 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵" Personally, I think it's a very sad decision as there are many many family run businesses that have operated out of these establishments for centuries, who now face the very real reality of starting over somewhere new, with bigger overheads, increasing pressures and huge competition. Would Savile Row make way for council housing? Would Borough Market be closed if the right price was offered? Is there a price for everything nowadays? #Smithfield #Markets #Billingsgate #London #PriceToPay

Tenant pulse surveys from TPAS Cymru are always a useful national gauge on tenant voice. Great article Elizabeth! 🧑🧑🧒🧒The themes remain the same though showing work still to be done. Especially engaging with different demographics. I’d be really interested in successful stories in youth engagement. 💷With housing providers busy finalising budgets for next financial year, investment in tenant engagement needs to continue. But also honest conversations need to be had on what landlords can and can’t do. 📕The WG Regulatory standards requiring evidence in tenant involvement in strategic decision making will help. 🏠It’s just a shame that the PRS tenant engagement on housing standards is all but zero. They too deserve more of a voice.

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There are plans to demolish both Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish market to move to another area. Currently proposals looked at favour Dagenham which takes it much further to the outskirts of bridging Essex and London, making it more inaccessible to consumers. At this time this is being disputed with several other alternatives being hidden away. There is a meeting on Tuesday 26th November involving traders who may be compensated if the move is to be initiated. To be clear these are historic marketplaces with Smithfields having functioned since 1860 and representing the destruction of British history. There are additional risks associated with food security as these traders must meet strict requirements to sell there. There is no guarantee that future traders in other locations will meet the same standards. Instead plans for those locations include the introduction of a new museum. I believe London has sufficient museums and other potential developments of property to manage thousands more people with no defined quantity as of yet. The new site proposed in Dagenham estimates 2700 new jobs and a generated income of £14.5 billion by the end of 2049. I doubt these figures will come to fruition, nor will it replace the jobs lost from the current sites. I would ask that anyone who is either a trader in one of these markets or has the opportunity to be involved in this meeting refuse these recommendations. #smithfields #Billingsgate #London #market #meatmarket #fishmarket

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After much speculation, it has been announced in the media that Billingsgate fish market and Smithfield meat market are likely to permanently close by 2028 and that work on their intended replacement location in Dagenham has also been suspended. Why does this news matter, I hear you say. Here’s why…. These historic institutions have been in existence in London for more than 800 years. They have provided a focal wholesale point for shop owners, market stall traders, restaurateurs, hotels etc, way beyond just London. These institutions, or rather the collective traders that operate from them, offer their customers competition (both quality and price) and ensure the best fresh produce reaches the end consumers (i.e. you and I). Real estate has become a valuable commodity in London and both Billingsgate (in Poplar/ Canary Wharf since 1982) and Smithfield (in the City) sit on extremely valuable land, owned by City of London Corporation, which they clearly now want to capitalise on. The relocation of the two historic markets, together with Spitalfields, to a new purpose-built site at Dagenham was announced in 2022 as a "major regeneration programme". However, despite the council already having spent over £300m purchasing and remediating the site, this £1bn regeneration has now been disappointingly halted. This will inevitably lead to job losses, with the traders within these markets diminishing, or being lost completely. Maybe they will be replaced with internet trading businesses. But what will be lost is the ability for customers to be able to see, smell and compare their fish and meat under one roof, on a daily basis. What we will also lose, is choice. So, why does this matter to me so much… My family were street market traders in West London (Hammersmith to be precise) having fruit, fish and poultry stalls, before the market was decimated in the 1970’s and 80’s, through the councils redevelopment plans, backed by powerful overseas developers money. Back then, you succeeded on your good name of providing the best produce possible, which involved the daily early morning ritual of taking the lorry to Covent Garden (as was), Billingsgate and Smithfield markets and selecting your produce. We have sadly allowed our street markets to largely disappear, in favour of large supermarket chains, but I believe that we are slowly realising that loss, with “Farmers markets” now being seen as a “badge of honour” by town councils. My work ethic and drive was born from working on the family stalls and visiting these wholesale markets from a very young age, which, as a boy, I loved, despite grafting for long hours in all weathers. Being called a “Barrow-Boy”, to me, is actually a great compliment and those experiences and lessons have served me well in my professional career! So, yes, I care deeply about this dreadful news!

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