Tiny Treacles this Christmas

Every December on a Sunday before Christmas the cobbled streets of central Macclesfield  buzz with festive music, brass bands, sociable  chatter, the smell of roast chestnuts, spiced cider and freshly cooked street food for the much awaited Festive Treacle.

It’s no ordinary Christmas Market though and you might well find ‘Belsnickel’ rather than Father Christmas wandering among the stalls and visitors from many miles away who visit specially as they love this unique event each year.

But this is a year of compromise at Christmas and Treacle is no different. Organiser Jane Munro says:  ‘We will be ringing the changes on  20th December this year and  regardless of Tiers or Lockdowns  we feel it would be unwise to bring a large crowd together at this time. Treacle is not cancelled just spread over four days instead.’

They will be holding four Tiny Treacles with craft, vintage and food stallsinstead in Market Place on the following days:

Saturdays 5th, 12th and 19th and Sunday 20th December.

During November the ‘Lockdown Larder’ Treacle food market on Saturdays was well received, monitored by the police and delivered in a well spaced format in Market Place. Local visitors wore masks and were hugely supportive of the open air mini food market, using the hand sanitising stations on lamp posts and remembering their social distancing whilst queuing. 

‘We are carrying on with a similar format for the  Tiny Treacles in Market Place on the next three Saturdays 5th, 12th and 19th December. There will be the fourth Tiny Treacle on Sunday 20^th December in  Market Place that day.

Organisers hope these small but perfectly formed mini markets of 25 stalls with the enticing mix of CRAFT, VINTAGE and FOOD and DRINK will be just the job to help you get your Christmas shopping done for friends and table, and importantly that you will visit local shops too.

‘Covid has decimated normal trading for so many businesses during what should have been their busiest time of year. We urge people to support  these local shops cafes, bars  and restaurants who will be open when they visit Tiny Treacle’.

Tiny Treacle Markets
Market Place, Macclesfield
Saturdays 5^th, 12^th & 19^th & Sunday 20^th December
10am-3pm