Thursday Market

A bright, sunny day for the return of the Thursday Market. Most of the regular stalls were there, with volunteers holding bamboo canes to show everyone how far apart 2m is, and plenty of signs reminding people about social distancing. One stall had a roll of cling film stretched across the front to keep people back from the table, and other stalls were collecting money in little pots on sticks, or asking customers to put their cash in pots on the table rather than handing it over.
Some of the regular stall holders, who had made arrangements to sell from different locations around Hay over the past few months, are still selling from those locations rather than a market stall - so Kate with her pastries is round on Lion Street, selling out of the workshop near the Black Lion, for instance.
One stall I hadn't seen before was Oh Pioneer, selling beautiful hand-carved wooden spoons. Their flyer says that Stephen Lewis, the carver, only uses ethically sourced wood, from pruned wood or fallen branches. He has a website at www.ohpioneer.co.uk

I also happened to pass the chip shop the other day, and they are re-opening on 2nd July.