TWO crafters from Bath have paid their third visit in as many months to the Trowbridge Weavers Market.

Debbie Stayt and Pauline McCaig-Scott, both from Bath, joined forces to sell their knitted and crocheted products on a market stall.

Pauline, 73, from Stirtingale Road, Bath, said: "We both belonged to a group called Articulate Bath, which was set up to help like-minded people learn new crafts.

"When the group decided to stop going out to local villages, we decided to carry on. We bought a gazebo, table and chairs and now sell the things we make.

"The Weavers Market has been very successful for us and this is our third visit this year."

Cllr Stewart Palmen, the leader of Trowbridge Town Council, said the market's success is gathering pace.

"We have got great bookings for September and a lot of the stallholders have paid all the way through to December, which shows great confidence, and there is a good variety of products."

Other stallholders included Alexis Harris with her hand painted porcelain stall, and Lisa Ellen Crick, with her bags made from recycled materials.

Mrs Crick started her new business after taking down the curtains at her home in Dilton Marsh. She decided to turn the curtains into bags rather than consigning them to her dustbin and the local landfill site.Husband and wife team John and Susie Skinner were also selling table top crafts at Saturday's event.

The Weavers Market was set up in 2019 to promote local independent traders, artisans and craftspeople.

It is being held on the second Saturday of every month between May and December.

It offers visitors a wide range of unique handmade products, food, drink and entertainment for people of all ages.

On Saturday, live gigs by local musicians helped to entertain the crowds in Fore Street.

Robynne Calvert, Claire Connor, Rhiannon and Baldwin, Cooper & Ball, played a series of spots under an awning near the Starbucks coffee shop.

Other activities and attractions included craft market stalls in Emanuel’s Yard, Trowbridge Town Hall and Fore Street, plus pottery painting and SASS circus skills workshops.

In addition, visitors could buy food and drink from Rutts Lane Cider, Jamaican street food and Miranda’s Coffee Shop.

The Trowbridge Weavers Market is now an established summer monthly event.

Markets will be held from 10am to 3pm on September 11, October 9, November 13 and December 11.