Traders To Support ‘Fiver-Fest’ Campaign
Written by HFM News on 2nd October 2019
Independent businesses in Market Harborough are joining forces to support a national campaign aimed at encouraging people to shop local.
The seven day ‘Fiver Fest’ will take place from this Saturday as part of the ‘Totally Locally’ initiative.
Traders at Harborough Market with members of Taste Harborough
It aims to promote the massive impact spending an extra £5 a week in independent shops and businesses would have on the local economy – estimated at bringing in an additional £17.8m pounds a year.
Harborough Market, the Harbs Collective and Taste Harborough are all going to be supporting it.
Maria Arnesson, Taste Harborough Co-ordinator and local business owner, spoke to Hfm’s Nick Shaw about the initiative:
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