Nottingham Christmas Market

Located in Old Market Square, tat and junk food. Best avoided.

Nottingham Christmas Market Old Market Square tat and junk food #Nottingham

— Keith Parkins (@keithpp.bsky.social) 2025-12-09T17:07:23.377Z

Nottingham Christmas Market Old Market Square tat and junk food #Nottingham

— Keith Parkins (@keithpp.bsky.social) 2025-12-09T17:01:20.509Z

Nottingham Christmas Market Old Market Square tat and junk food #Nottingham

— Keith Parkins (@keithpp.bsky.social) 2025-12-09T16:21:43.891Z

Walking through Wednesday last week, a slight detour enroute to Effy from Vibe, few people aound, swarming with pivate. security. The week before, armed police with semi-automatic weapons.

Unlike local businesses, no business rates, no BID Levy. No contribution to local society.

Nottingham Christmas Market Old Market Square tat and junk food #NottinghamLaughable. Gourmet Coffee. Meaningless. Used to be claimed specialty coffee. Open to moisture. Oxidised. Buy from local coffee shops – Vibe- Cosmos – Effy#coffee #ShopLocal

— Keith Parkins (@keithpp.bsky.social) 2025-12-08T21:54:59.172Z

Two cheese stalls. One claimed to be award winning, but when asked. does not know what awards.

For cheese, visit The Cheese Shop in Flying Horse Walk.

Nottingham Christmas Market Old Market Square tat and junk food #NottinghamLaughable. Gourmet Coffee. Meaningless. Used to be claimed specialty coffee. Open to moisture. Oxidised. Buy from local coffee shops – Vibe- Cosmos – Effy#coffee #ShopLocal

— Keith Parkins (@keithpp.bsky.social) 2025-12-08T21:54:59.172Z

A coffee stall. Coffee beans open to the air,  picking up moisture, oxidised,  stale,  flavoured beans, The stall used to claim specialty coffee. Now claims gourmet coffee. Meaningless.

Buy from local coffee shops, specialty coffee,freshly roasted beans. Spoiled for choice  in Nottingham.

– Vibe
– Cosmos
– Effy

Support local businesses, not stalls selling tat and junk food. Shop local.

• PHOTOS Nottingham Christmas Market

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Sand dumped in Old Market Square

How to waste public money. A surreal art installation, a giant cat litter tray, lined by junk food shacks and a large bar?

How to waste public money. Giant cat litter tray, junk food shacks, large bar. #Nottingham pic.twitter.com/VbN8kLjAQo

— Keith Parkins (@keithpp) July 13, 2024

I asked the locals what it was. No one knew, other than an appalling waste of public money.

One man was very angry. He told me he was unemployed and the money should be spent on helping the unemployed.

I later spoke to a nearby business owner overlooking the square. He too was very angry. A waste of public money. Either bankrupt Nottingham City Council or Nottingham BID. He added that it was damaging local businesses.