Sneak peek of £33m Bury Market flex hall
With Casewells lined up to open this autumn, the local authority has released CGIs hinting at what the 13,000 sq ft food and entertainment venue will look like.
Casewells is part of Bury Council’s £33m revamp of the beloved Bury Market off Angouleme Way in the town centre. It is currently being built by main contractor VINCI Construction.
When complete, Casewells will boast 13 stalls, a performance space, and a bar.
‘We’re not simply delivering new buildings,’ said Cllr Charlotte Morris. ‘We’re creating places that people use, enjoy and feel connected to.’ Credit: via Bury Council
Midlands Events will operate the venue. The company, which is headquartered in Staffordshire, also operates Queen’s Market in Rhyl.
Midlands Events director Andrew Burnett noted that there has been considerable interest in Casewells thus far.
“The response from prospective food traders has been fantastic, giving us great confidence that the range and quality of food on offer when we open will be second to none,” he said.
Midlands Events will operate Casewells. Credit: via Bury Council
“Combined with the exciting programme of live entertainment and events we have planned, we are confident Casewells will become a destination for people of all ages.”
Cllr Charlotte Morris, Bury Counci’s cabinet member for regeneration and growth, said: “Casewells reflects the approach we’re taking across the borough.
“We’re not simply delivering new buildings,” she continued. “We’re creating places that people use, enjoy and feel connected to.”
In addition to the flex hall, the market upgrade programme includes improving the public spaces around the venue and installing a oversailing canopy to enhance the outdoor market.
The Bury Market project has seen its budget grow from £25m to £33m since it was awarded £20m from the government’s Levelling Up Fund in 2021. The additional £13m is coming from the council’s own capital programme.
Bury Market’s refresh was designed by Just H Architects, with Gillespies leading on the public realm aspects of the project.
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Great work by the Council here!
By Burying Good news
All dishes served with black pudding.
By Albert
Having seen the latest images, I have to say I’m underwhelmed. The scheme looks like every other town centre regeneration project, with little of the character that made Bury unique.
The article highlights a performance space, a bar and 13 food outlets, but Bury already has these in the existing market complex / Rock. What made Bury famous was its traditional market atmosphere, not another generic food and drink destination.
The closure of the indoor market to create a new “market” remains a major flaw. The justification around RAAC never fully stacked up when hundreds of schools continued operating with the same issue managed rather than closed.
Credit where it’s due, covering the outdoor market appears to have been a success. But towns such as Altrincham and Manchester have shown that people value authentic market heritage for their food offering. Bury’s success was built on its old-market charm. Instead, it is going to replace something distinctive with something far more generic.
It’s probably too late to change course, but I’m not convinced this is what the people of Bury were asking for.
By Steve5839
Never been to Bury Market but I will go, before they modernise it.
By Anonymous
@Anonymous – enjoy, your pet whippet will love it.
By Cyril
You need quality shops to bring a better class of shopper who in turn spend , then enjoy good food ,not fast or cheap but good food,.
By Andy
Interesting mix of people in these, not my own experience of spending time on Bury market
By Citycentre