Car boot sale reopening date announced

The date that traders can return to a car boot sale site has been announced, seven months on from its closure.

Gloucester's Hempsted Meadow Car Boot Sale will reopen on Sunday 20 July after it was announced last month that Capital Boot Sales had been appointed by Gloucester City Council to run it.

The city council closed the car boot over the winter to work on the site and because the lease was up for renewal. It said the lease was won by the new operator following "a rigorous marketing process".

Car boot sales will be held at the site every Wednesday and Sunday, with Capital Boot Sales saying it plans to open a "new goods only" free-to-enter Saturday market in the future.

Capital Boot Sales said it has been "overwhelmed by the number of supportive messages it has received from buyers and sellers who are looking forward to using the site".

A spokesman for the company added: "We will have a tiered price entry system for buyers that will enable us to achieve greater footfall than previously seen.

"We have managed to keep the main buyers and sellers prices the same. However, we have introduced some optional extras such as early set up for sellers and early entrance for buyers."

A spokesperson for the city council said it was "sure people will be absolutely delighted that the Boot Sale is back".

"What's just as pleasing is its going to be in the hands of an experienced operator with big plans for the future," they added.

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