Hastings Town Centre Community Market

The Hastings Town Centre Community Market is back at Wellington Place, Trinity Triangle on Thursday 26 November. It's a weekly affair, and the stalls run on a mix of fresh food and a fair bit more: local fish, organic vegetables, fresh bread and artisan cheese sit alongside bags, books, flowers, clothes, homeware, tea and fresh bread. It's run as a co-operative, a not-for-profit Industrial and Provident Society, so the money stays within the market rather than going to a middleman.

Among the regulars you'll find Perry Court Farm, a family-run farm shop and tearoom run by the Fermor family. The French Delicatessen has been supplying local markets with French cheeses, olives, garlic and saucissons for years, and McCarthy's Bakery specialises in homemade and gluten-free breads. Sussex Wild Food Co stocks local wild game, sausages and burgers, and The Proper Tea Co is an independent loose-leaf tea merchant and blender with around 75 different teas and infusions to choose from.

It's a good spot to pick up the week's essentials and a few things you didn't know you needed. If you have questions, market manager Dave Bryant can be reached at hastingstownmarket@gmail.com. The market is at Wellington Place in the Trinity Triangle, and this edition falls on Thursday 26 November.