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Long before the first punnet of sprouts is weighed, a small army of traders and volunteers is turning an empty square into Stapleford's weekly market. We spent a full market day with the people who make it happen — and came away with a shopping list.
At 9am on a weekday, Stapleford's cafés change gear. The prams park up, the laptops open and the retired regulars settle in for the second shift. This is a gentle look at the hour when the town's café tables become something closer to a living room.
We spent four Sundays eating our way around Stapleford's pubs, carveries and cafés to answer one question: would you bring your nan and your mates? Here is our totally unscientific, gravy-stained scorecard.
Kettles that cough, lamps that blink, jeans with one good knee left — a repair café could give them a second life and give Stapleford a new Saturday habit. Here's what it would actually take to get one off the ground, from volunteer menders to the church hall booking.
Vacant units on the High Road are being reborn as studios, pop-ups and community rooms. But is this a genuine high-street revival or a sticking plaster? We asked the people behind the shutters.