6. July 2026
Meet the Makers Market
Oswestry Makers Market is a vibrant community event that celebrates and supports local creativity and craftsmanship. Based in Oswestry’s Memorial Hall, the market showcases the talents of independent makers, artists and small businesses. It’s more than just a market – It’s a hub where creatives can come together, share their work and grow.
Their mission is to nurture new makers by giving them the confidence and skills needed to run their own market stall. There’s a free Market Masterclass for new stall holders, providing hints and tips on preparing and managing a stall. There’s also a whatsapp group for makers to share ideas and support. One of the stall holders, Amy from ‘Youdamori’ said ““Everybody is so supportive and very, very lovely.”
The creator behind Oswestry Makers Market is MaddyMoore.
“I live with multiple chronic illnesses, which make traditional full time work difficult.
I am a crafter and artist with many years’ experience and I use craft as both a creative outlet and a way to give purpose to the long hours spent at home. I love many crafts but especially needlefelt, embroidery and digital art. I specialise in building portraits and you can find my artwork around Oswestry, most recently being used in the Llwyd Mansion project.
I craved the company of like-minded people, but traveling long distances isn’t always possible. I thought wouldn’t it be great if there was a regular local makers market that could support creatives within my own community. With the help and support of Paul and the team at Oswestry Memorial Hallthe Oswestry Makers Market was started. A market run by creatives for creatives! We now have some regulars that come back every time, alongside many new stall holders trying a market for the first time: and a huge waiting list of people for future markets.
I will be turning the Makers Market into a CIC before the end of the year as I want to grow our community and provide free workshops. The first one will be starting in September and is called Sketch for health, predominantly aimed at people struggling with their mental health. This will be a collaboration between myself and Nicola Ethelston, one of the artists from the makers market. I hope that other people will join in and provide their skills for future workshops”
Maddy goes on to say “Markets have always been a huge part of my life growing up, my dad was a market trader, so it’s very much in my blood. He had a pitch on Oswestry Market, on the Bailey Head carpark for 10 years before he passed away. I learnt a lot from him, especially that he was always at the front of the stall talking to people and other traders, It was a real community and his passion has always stayed with me and is what I take into every event. We’ve tried to make our Makers Market just such a community. We support local musicians with a paid performance slot at each market, and ask other local groups to run a pop-up café to help raise funds for local good causes.”.
Following the Makers Market on June 6th, the next market will take place at the hall on Saturday September 5th. If you’d like more information on the support available to makers and creators, then you can contact Maddy at oswestrymakersmarket@hotmail.com or pop along to the hall on Mondays between 12 and 2pm where Maddy meets up with other makers.
In July’s edition of Oswestry Life Magazine oswestry.life.co.uk
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