URGENT: sign the petition to safeguard Queen’s Market

Quick update on the petition: so far over 2,500 people have signed our petition both in-person and online and it appears the Council officers are not happy. An officer recently emailed FoQM to say "we will not be able to include it [the petition] alongside the engagement event findings that happened in August as the context and questions asked are not the same..." - HANG ON, are Newham Council officers going to stop a public petition from being counted, accepted and heard?

FoQM will be holding stalls at the market and be taking signatures from the public who rely on Queen’s Market.

Due to the ongoing threats to the future of Queen’s Market, FoQM have been busy collecting signatures in-person and online. You can now sign the petition online too by clicking on the link below:

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/respect-and-protect-queen-s-market

Sign the petition to safeguard Queen’s Market from current and future threats

What the petition says:

To: Newham Council and Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz

Respect and Protect Queen’s Market

GIVE US A REAL SAY IN THE FUTURE OF QUEEN’S MARKET – Traders and shoppers want to be listened to. Stop the fake consultations.

– Stop raising shop rents immediately. Give shops secure leases immediately. Reduce stall rents. High rents are pushing traders out.
– No demolition of trader storage area
– No demolition of our neighbours’ home, the Hamara Ghar block next door
– No demolition of market shops and kiosks
– Use the £5 MILLION grant for real improvement
– No shrinking of market trading area
– No expensive flats for sale on the market site
– Mend the roof properly for LONG-TERM use
– Repair the drains
– Install new toilets with an attendant
– Put down a long-lasting floor
– Fill the empty pitches
– Make parking work for shoppers and traders

Why is this important?

Queen’s Market in Upton Park, East London, is very important to us – we want the market to grow and keep going into the future. That’s why we need the Council to RESPECT AND PROTECT QUEEN’S MARKET and look after it.

We value Queen’s Market for its Low-priced food – Trusted traders – Fresh, culturally-appropriate food – Generations of experience – Unique products – 166 stall pitches – It’s our social place where communities meet and feel safe – It’s historically over 120 years old, so it’s part of our heritage – It’s an ‘Asset of Community Value’ – A great place to start small businesses.

Shoppers and traders don’t feel part of the big changes Newham is proposing for historic Queen’s Market. Sign the petition to show your support for the Market and get the Council to respect shoppers and traders and put us at the centre of talks so our unique market can be preserved and improved.