This council has advised us that they have no responsibility for trading stalls at markets or other events.
Duck Pond Markets run the following markets:
Weekly:
- Richmond – Saturday Foodies, Sunday Artisan
Monthly:
- Chalfont – Artisan 3rd Saturday
- Henley on Thames – Artisan 4th Sunday
- Radlett – Artisan 4th Sunday
- Ruislip – Foodies 1st Sunday, Artisan 3rd Sunday
Quarterly:
- Highgate – Artisan 2nd Sunday (March, June, September, December)
Duck Pond Markets are members of our Fur Free Markets Scheme.
Aylesbury Vale District Council has the following markets: regular weekly markets and one-off speciality markets.
Here is the Council’s response to our Freedom of Information request:
Q: Do you allow stall holders at your markets to sell real fur? (including small items such as knitted hats with fur bobbles, or key rings with fur trims etc.
A: Real fur is explicitly banned from these markets.
Here is the wording from the official guidelines document:
Examples of items that will not be permitted:
-Items made from animals eg fur, ivory or bone.
Aylesbury Vale are members of our official Fur Free Markets scheme.
Diana Fawcett, Aylesbury Town Centre & Regeneration Manager, email: dfawcett@aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk
LSD Promotions run the following markets:
Regular Markets:
Bewdley Riverside Market, Bilston Sunday Market, Market Drayton Street Market, Oxford Gloucester Green, Stratford-upon-Avon Markets, Tamworth Street Market, Wolverhampton Dudley Street, Worcester City Markets
Christmas Markets:
Various Special Events (including but not restricted to):
LSD Promotions operate a strict No Fur policy at all their markets and events. They are members of our Fur Free Markets Scheme.
CJ’s Events run the following markets:
Regular Markets:
Weekly: Southam Market, Kenilworth Market, Warwick Market.
CJ’s Events Warwickshire is currently reviewing its policies. We’re pleased to have been approached by Respect For Animals to join the Fur Free Markets Scheme. Here at CJ’s Events Warwickshire we realise real fur is cruel and unnecessary. Although we encourage small independent businesses to sell exclusive products, we do not feel fur has a place at our markets or events and will work closely with traders to ensure no fur products are sold.

This council has advised us that they have no responsibility for trading stalls at markets or other events.

Three Rivers District Council has the following markets: None – see below for more information
Here is the Council’s response to our Freedom of Information request:
Q: Do you allow stall holders at your markets to sell real fur? (including small items such as knitted hats with fur bobbles, or key rings with fur trims etc.
A: if there was a market on Council land, they would not be allowed to sell real fur.
However, we are unaware of any official policy documents or guidelines to enforce this.
Please urge the Council to adopt the official Fur Free Markets policy by contacting Councillor Steve Drury, Chairman of Licensing Committee and Regulatory Services Committee, email: steve.drury@threerivers.gov.uk
Here is the Council’s response to our FoI request:
Q: Do you allow stall holders at your markets to sell real fur? (including small items such as knitted hats with fur bobbles, or key rings with fur trims etc.
A: The Council does not allow, licence or manage any trading involving, animals or animal furs.
Please urge the Council to adopt the official Fur Free Markets policy by contacting Mick Sims, Licensing Manager, Slough Borough Council, Michael.sims@slough.gov.uk.

This council has advised us that they have no responsibility for trading stalls at markets or other events.

Watford Borough Council has the following markets: New Watford Market – managed by Town & Country Markets (TCM) Ltd.
Here is the Council’s response to our Freedom of Information request:
Q: Do you allow stall holders at your markets to sell real fur? (including small items such as knitted hats with fur bobbles, or key rings with fur trims etc.
A: I have asked TCM whether they have a policy in place and they have said they do not have a policy as such. None of the traders at New Watford Market are currently selling fur products according to TCM.
We would be happy to review any Animal Welfare Charters and policy wording you could provide. Although no fur is being sold at New Watford Market, TCM have said they would welcome any suggestion for policy wording or stall holder agreement wording.
The Council allows the sale of fur. They have asked to see our Fur Free Markets policy to consider.
Real fur is cruel and unnecessary. Please urge the Council to ban the sale of real fur on their markets and adopt the official Fur Free Markets policy by contacting Cllr Iain Sharpe, Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Development, email: iain.sharpe@watford.gov.uk

Harrow Council has the following markets:
Thursday market at Greenhill Way Car park operated by Countrywide Ltd 0800 358 3434
St Anns Road temporary & regular stalls licenses – Corporate Estates 020 8424 1081
French/German/festive markets – run by Market Place Europe: https://www.marketplaceeurope.co.uk/ Telephone: 0161 478 6060
Harrow Town Centre Business Improvement District ( BID) events – managed by Louise Baxter, E: louise.baxter@ha1bid.co.uk T: 020 8863 9933 W: ha1bid.co.uk
Here is the Council’s response to our Freedom of Information request:
Q: Do you allow stall holders at your markets to sell real fur? (including small items such as knitted hats with fur bobbles, or key rings with fur trims etc.
A: The Council has received the following statement from Market Place Europe who runs the markets on festive days at Harrow Town Centre:
We do allow the sale of sheepskin products and also at Christmas we allow our trader from Lapland to sell Reindeer hide. This is herded and grazed just as we do with sheep. However we do not have the Lappish trader attending Harrow. We do not permit any other sales of animal hide or fur.
We did not receive any information regarding any of the other operators.
The Council allows the sale of fur. They have asked to see our Fur Free Markets policy to consider.
Real fur is cruel and unnecessary. Please urge the Council to ban the sale of real fur on their markets and adopt the official Fur Free Markets policy by contacting Councilor Keith Ferry, Business, Planning & Regeneration, email: keith.ferry@harrow.gov.uk
Here is the Council’s response to our Freedom of Information request:
Q: Do you allow stall holders at your markets to sell real fur? (including small items such as knitted hats with fur bobbles, or key rings with fur trims etc.
A: This is not specified in the license agreements.
The Council allows the sale of fur. They have asked to see our Fur Free Markets policy to consider.
Real fur is cruel and unnecessary. Please urge the Council to ban the sale of real fur on their markets and adopt the official Fur Free Markets policy by contacting Cllr Julian Bell, Leader of the Council, email: bellj@ealing.gov.uk
London Borough of Hounslow runs Western International Market.
Here is the Council’s response to our FoI request:
Q: Do you allow stall holders at your markets to sell real fur? (including small items such as knitted hats with fur bobbles, or key rings with fur trims etc.
A: The Council does not have any policies/agreements covering this subject
The Council has also refused to even consider our Fur Free markets policy.
Please urge the Council to adopt the official Fur Free Markets policy by contacting Leader of the Council, Cllr Steve Curran, email: Steve.Curran@hounslow.gov.uk


Spelthorne Borough Council has the following markets: Staines Market – Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, Staines upon Thames Day (June)
Here is the Council’s response to our Freedom of Information request:
Q: Do you allow stall holders at your markets to sell real fur? (including small items such as knitted hats with fur bobbles, or key rings with fur trims etc.
A: Yes
The Council allows the sale of fur. They have refused to even consider our Fur Free Markets policy.
Real fur is cruel and unnecessary. Please urge the Council to ban the sale of real fur on their markets and adopt the official Fur Free Markets policy by contacting Councillor Nick Gething, Portfolio Holder for Environment and Compliance, email: cllr.gething@spelthorne.gov.uk.
London Borough of Brent Council has the following markets: This authority currently does not manage any markets. It does allow use of its land for fairs and festivals. In addition, we regularly licence food and trading stalls on permanent or occasional basis. There are traders during Wembley event days as well. These are not outsourced or managed by another body. Impossible to list all the traders we licence. However, whatever the event the local authority does not allow sale of animal fur or any performing animal acts.
Here is the Council’s response to our Freedom of Information request:
Q: Do you allow stall holders at your markets to sell real fur? (including small items such as knitted hats with fur bobbles, or key rings with fur trims etc.
A: No (see above)
However, we are unaware of any official policy documents or guidelines to enforce this.
Please urge the Council to adopt the official Fur Free Markets policy by contacting Councillor Shama Tatler, Lead Member for Regeneration, Highways & Planning, email: cllr.shama.tatler@brent.gov.uk

This council has advised us that they have no responsibility for trading stalls at markets or other events.

Hertsmere Borough Council has the following markets: Borehamwood Market – managed by Bray Associates
Here is the Council’s response to our Freedom of Information request:
Q: Do you allow stall holders at your markets to sell real fur? (including small items such as knitted hats with fur bobbles, or key rings with fur trims etc.
A: The sale of real fur would be actively discouraged by the market management company.
However, we are unaware of any official policy documents or guidelines to enforce this.
Please urge the Council to adopt the official Fur Free Markets policy by contacting Councillor Seamus Quilty, Environment and Transport Portfolio Holder, email: cllr.seamus.quilty@hertsmere.gov.uk

Dacorum Borough Council has the following markets:
Dacorum Borough Council manage two markets, the management of which is contracted out to Saunders Markets Limited.
- Hemel Hempstead Town Centre – weekly markets held on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
- Hemel Hempstead Old Town Market – monthly market on the first Sunday of the month (excluding January & February)
We also organise two large annual events in Hemel Hempstead where a small number of trading stalls (predominantly food vendors) are permitted:-
- Old Town Halloween Party
- Christmas Live @ Hemel Hempstead
Here is the Council’s response to our Freedom of Information request:
Q: Do you allow stall holders at your markets to sell real fur? (including small items such as knitted hats with fur bobbles, or key rings with fur trims etc.
A: I have checked with our market operator and there have been no instances of any traders selling fur to date to their knowledge. At present as long as traders are operating within the law they are permitted to trade. Saunders Markets do not currently have a policy around fur but have asked to be made aware of information that is sent to us in respect of the same.
The Council allows the sale of fur. They have asked to see our Fur Free Markets policy to consider.
Real fur is cruel and unnecessary. Please urge the Council to ban the sale of real fur on their markets and adopt the official Fur Free Markets policy by contacting Councillor Graham Sutton, Planning & Regeneration, email: graham.sutton@dacorum.gov.uk .
Here is the Council’s response to our FoI request:
Q: Do you allow stall holders at your markets to sell real fur? (including small items such as knitted hats with fur bobbles, or key rings with fur trims etc.
A: Market regulations do not include any specific restriction on the sale of furs. However we are not aware of any stall in Wycombe which sells furs.
The Council allows the sale of fur.
Real fur is cruel and unnecessary. Please urge the Council to ban the sale of real fur on their markets and adopt the official Fur Free Markets policy by contacting Cllr Steve Broadbent, Cabinet Member for Economic Development & Regeneration, email: steve.broadbent@wycombe.gov.uk

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Council has the following markets:
North End Road SW6Lyric Square W6
Here is the Council’s response to our Freedom of Information request:
Q: Do you allow stall holders at your markets to sell real fur?
A: Real Fur is not on our restricted list, but we currently do not have any traders selling this commodity.
The Council allows the sale of fur. They did not respond to our offer to receive our Fur Free Markets policy for consideration.
Real fur is cruel and unnecessary. Please urge the Council to ban the sale of real fur on their markets and adopt the official Fur Free Markets policy by Councillor Wesley Harcourt, Environment, Transport and Residents Services, email: wesley.harcourt@lbhf.gov.uk