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A callout to local artists is encouraging them to play their part in the revitalisation of Macclesfield Indoor Market. 

Cheshire East Council want local creatives to be a part of the sprucing up of Macclesfield Indoor Market, located inside The Grosvenor Centre.

Redevelopment funding was confirmed in late 2023, as part of Cheshire East Council’s receipt of over £12.4 million from the UK Shared Prosperity fund.

Macclesfield Indoor Market also recieved public toilets last year. (Image – Macclesfield Nub News)

Macclesfield Indoor Market will receive over £1 million of this, to complete the redevelopment project.

The description for this opportunity for artists reads: “Cheshire East Council has allocated UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF) to significantly improve the market under the ‘Macclesfield Indoor Market Refurbishment’ (MIMR) scheme.”

“The aim is that Macclesfield Market will become the home of independent retail, a food and produce hub and an important business incubator for local entrepreneurs.

Click the red link at the bottom of this article to apply. (Image – Macclesfield Nub News)

“MIMR will re-energise the market with a suite of high impact visual enhancements to create a welcoming market, increasing footfall and dwell time that supports the vitality and viability of the town centre.

“MIMR will make the market a ‘go-to destination’ for visitors to Macclesfield with a focus on local, independent traders and sustainability which must be completed by the end of March 2025.

“To complement the rebranding and physical upgrade of the indoor market, the Council is seeking to also commission a number of artworks, to both highlight the existence of the market, which is in a somewhat hidden location, and to tie in with the aspiration for the market to be a unique, quirky destination.”

Macclesfield Indoor Market is packed with independent traders. (Image – Macclesfield Nub News)

So if you have an idea for a mural or piece of artwork that would be suitable for the redevelopment of Macclesfield Indoor Market, please click the THIS LINK to apply. 

In recent years, new street art has cropped up all over Macclesfield, from the Ian Curtis mural on Mill Street, a Charles Tunnicliffe-inspired project at Macclesfield Railway Station, to the Snowgoose Bar on Sunderland Street. 

Macclesfield Indoor Market is open every day, except Sunday.

A successful applicant would have a contract lasting until mid-February 2025 to deliver the project.