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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
Sadly, we are losing the Cunard Centre as a venue in which to hold events open to the public. First the farmer's market, and now this.
They are blaming it on Covid, but that doesn't make sense as we are on the cusp of opening up again and the thirst of the public to get back out there and attend events should have been extremely beneficial to this as a venue. Makes me wonder if anything else is going on here...  |
I don't think the Port particularly likes being landlord to civic amenities. Their mind is on the multi-billion-dollar business of shipping logistics, and to a lesser degree the cruise ship industry. Where they do deal with civic amenities they only see them as window dressing for the cruise ship passengers; this was very much reflected in the way they arranged and treated market vendors.
That being said, I actually like the new market location much better; it feels cozier and it's focused again on vendors and being a weekend market rather than trying to be a permanent fixture.
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