Market cancelled to help Bible Society with its market

The monthly succulent and family market in Glen Marais will not take place on October 26 in support of a market planned by the Bible Society of SA.

According to Melanie Kruger of the succulent and family market, the Bible Society’s market will be about a kilometre from their market in the park on Ouhout Street.

“We have decided that, rather than having two half-full markets on either side of Monument Road, we will not have a market on October 26. We encourage as many as possible of our traders to trade at the Bible Society’s market and in this way help them to make a huge success of the day,” said Kruger.

“More than 50 of our usual 120 traders have signed up to trade at the Bible Society’s market and we as the organisers give this our full blessing. We believe by supporting the Bible Society, we will achieve in our joint effort of reaching out to the community in a different way this month.”

The Bible Society market will celebrate the society’s 200th birthday and will take place on Anemoon Street (just off Monument Road) next to the Engen Garage.

The succulent and family market kicked off in May and during every event the organisers made a concerted effort to focus on inviting a charity organisation from Kempton Park to the market to see if they could help raise funds to support their efforts. Charities like the SPCA, Border Collie Rescue and Raising Rhinos (organised by two young girls aged 10 and 12), have benefited from these efforts.

The market is also growing from strength to strength in support of many individuals and families who are making a living from trading at the market on a monthly basis, added Kruger.

The succulent and family market will trade again under a new name, Glen Marais Family Market, on November 30 and December 14. Both events will be Christmas markets.

“We aim to bring you a greater number of traders with much more stunning products, all proudly South African,” said Kruger.

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