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NMTF’S YOUNG TRADER OF THE YEAR 2024
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Some of the fabulous artwork produced by Alice Smith. Her business has progressed to maps of England and National Parks and she is now a successful and award-winning entrepreneur with her art business AVMS Art.
The Grocery section was won by Lydia Dunn of Bites Baking Company.
Daniel Cook of Dan And The Bees and Sin Hang Ho of The Teapot Bakery were highly commended.
And Libby Ramsden of Herd and Hive triumphed in the General Retail category. Abigail Proctor who runs Abi Through the Ears and Jessica Tucker of Tuckers FX Candles were highly commended in the same category.
This year the judges were successful candidates from previous finals. They were
Frankie Farrar of Stirring Silver, Sophie Mann of Sophie Mann Textiles Design and Ben Staves of Ben Staves Art.
The People’s Choice, which was voted on by members of the public, went to Zak Boffey for his fashion brand Without A Cause.
Zak, 18, of Nantwich, said he reassessed what he wanted to do after suffering several footballing injuries.
“I love fashion and I felt there was a gap in the market for the kind of fashion I like at an affordable price.”
He is now selling fashion from his own brand,
Without A Cause, online and at markets in the Nantwich and Crewe area.
As overall winner, Alice received £500 in cash, a year’s free membership of the NMTF, free membership of online events and traders’ directory Pedddle and a mobile credit terminal provided by Multipay. The category winners each received £200 in cash.
A collection from young traders at the event raised nearly £500 for the Mayor’s charities, The Shakespeare Hospice and The Sepsis Trust, which the NMTF pledged to match fund.
The three judges: Ben Staves, Frankie Farrar and Sophie Mann
Zak Boffey