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EMMA READ, ALL ABOUT THE GLAZE Welcome to The Sherborne Market! What brings you here? Sherborne is a beautiful market town, conveniently close by to where I live. Its beautiful surroundings are a perfect setting to hold a street market. Where have you travelled from? Gillingham, on the border of Wiltshire and Somerset. Tell us about what you’re selling? We bring along our artisan doughnuts that are made, filled and glazed by hand, using locally-sourced ingredients. Our packaging is recyclable and designed and printed by Blackmore Press Shaftesbury; where possible, we have used local businesses. Where and when did it all begin? The idea was formed around the kitchen table over a cup of tea. After the first lockdown, I decided not to return to work in our local pub as a chef; my mother, who is 91, lives with us and as I care for her I worried 22 | Sherborne Times | March 2021
about bringing Covid home. I am never able to sit still for long and the idea of selling from markets seemed the perfect solution. What do you enjoy most about selling at markets? The atmosphere, meeting and chatting to people – everyone has an interesting tale to tell. Market traders are always so friendly and helpful; there is always a good laugh to be had! If you get the chance, which fellow stallholders here at Sherborne would you like to visit? I love flea markets and you can always find me rummaging through stalls. All the fellow stallholders are so talented and it’s lovely to purchase unique gifts and goods while supporting small businesses. Where can people find you on market day? You’ll find me on Half Moon Street. allabouttheglaze.com
