Market day

A cold & wet day meant that Garstang market was very quiet today....I think the stall holders will be going home early!
Booths in comparison was really busy, warm & bustling with shoppers sheltering from the quick heavy showers.

This is part of Garstang High Street which on market day has stalls the full length all along one side. A one way street, sometimes the bus struggles to get through & all the traffic is held up, usually by a car with a disabled sticker
I called in at our bank which unfortunately is closing next month.

Three good things:
1. A made use of my Booths card & had a free coffee to warm me up.
2. A nice chat to an elderly lady also having a lone cup of tea.
3. A warm kitchen.

[Debbie]

Love your descriptions of your day. Cold and wet in Essex too although the forcast was sun so my washing is now soaking wet.

[Pat Knowles]

@debbie3108 so is mine still on the line!

[Helen K]

I spot a brooding sky! Market days are always fun and bustling.

[Jane Anderson]

A very pretty scene!

[KWind]

Looks like a stormy sky! Nice scene!

[linda]

when I went into aldi on the prom it was sunny and then i stepped into another climate when I left. worst of all I had just been to the hairdressers!! nice shot, the town still looks nice with its blooms

[Margaret Obey]

Great street capture

[Dianne]

Looks a lovely town to go to the markets (on a fine day). A pity your bank is closing.

[Judith Greenwood]

It really did lash it down today. I do like Garstang. You may have been the only company for the old lady.

[Alison Tomlin]

Yikes even wetter that in Yorkshire. Hope the coffee was OK!

[Pat Knowles]

@fueast it was surprisingly good Alison...mind you any hot drink would have felt good today!

[Pat Knowles]

@judithg that's what I felt Judith....she looked a little lonely so was glad to talk to her.

[julia]

Lovely shot of this street, I can see why buses have trouble on it.. poor Market pep's having to stay out in the wet and cold..

[Pat Knowles]

@julzmaioro well Julz they can't grumble this year, the first proper rain for months!

[🐞Lucy Dolittle]

What a lovely street shot. I love looking at the plant stalls - hoping for some hyacinths soon

[Maggie]

Nothing more dampening to the spirit than a wet cold market day. You have captured the lack of enthusiasm so well here.

[Arthur Loosley]

It must be very depressing for the marker traders, but at least they don't have to worry about watering the plants. I got wet today; it was sunny when I got o a bus to Ipswich but pouring with rain when I got there, so went to have some lunch somewhere warm and dry, watching as the weather cleared - and then it started again as soon as I got outside. Don't we just love our weather!

[Maggiemae]

I love seeing streets like this in England - it looks so social with the doors opening on to the road! Talking about disabled drivers - here the ladies with small children have decided they are disabled and park in all the disabled parking spaces! No stickers but they are aggressive!

[Pat Knowles]

@maggiemae sounds familiar but we have special parking bays for cars with small children...they are extra wide for getting kids out of the rear doors.

[Pat Knowles]

@lucypics I love a hyacinth at Christmas!

[Pat Knowles]

@wordpixman I got soaked today Arthur.....had to shelter in a shop selling nice clothes & just had to buy a dress!!
@judithg

[Arthur Loosley]

@happypat ... Life's hard isn't it Pat? Must admit though that I can't remember when I last had to buy a dress!

[Pat Knowles]

@wordpixman He he ........well it shouted at me Arthur!!

[Gillian]

This for me epitomises England as I know her ;) I've only visited a few times, during one of which I got ticketed for parking without a valid disk - I forget the outcome by now ;)

[Pat Knowles]

@kwiksilver three hours free parking at Booths in Garsang Gillian!

[Gillian]

@happypat Good to remember for the next visit, whenever that will be :)

[Beryl Lloyd]

A lovely street scene -I love a good street market --I can see the plant stall has done some trade -Had very heavy rain showers today here too and a lack of enthusiasm to do much !!

[Judith Johnson]

I wish we'd been there when the market was on. This looks so inviting.

[Phil Howcroft]

not many folk around Pat ...and it does look wet !

[Babs]

Lovely street scene, so much to see in this shot. I have never been to Garstang, but this reminds me of Newark, another market town.
Such a shame when markets get rained off.

[Myrna O'Hara]

Cool spot, love the clock tower too.

[bkb in the city]

To bad about the rain but a nice shot though

[Delia]

A street with character. Great shot

[Rick Schies]

Looks like you had a bit of rain, but still market day is always fun

[Pete]

I like market towns where they still hold the market down the street rather than in a purpose built place - very nice

[Claire]

Ah pictures of home, Booths, used to love the one in Preston town centre