GT Reading — Test 19

Reading passage

TEXT Text A — Riverfold Winter Craft Fair Riverfold Winter Craft Fair is back for its ninth year, filling the old wool market with more than sixty stalls from the first Saturday in November until the week before Christmas. Doors open at 9.30am on Saturdays and 10am on Sundays, and the last hot-drinks stall packs up at 4pm sharp. Entry is free for everyone, though a bucket by the north entrance collects coins for the town air-ambulance service. Please note that the two lower halls are reached only by a short flight of steps; visitors who need step-free access should ask a steward at the main gate to open the side ramp. Dogs are welcome throughout the covered area but must stay on a lead. We regret that the fair cannot hold lost property beyond the closing weekend, so do check the cloakroom before you leave. Traders selling hot food must display their allergen folder on request. Cash is still king at many stalls, but a free-to-use machine stands beside the ticket office if you run short. Parking on the cobbled square fills quickly; the multi-storey on Tanner Lane is a five-minute walk and stays open an hour after the fair shuts. A wrapping table near the exit offers free brown paper and string, staffed by volunteers, so your gifts travel home safely. ———————————— TEXT Text B — Meadowgate Farmers' Market — Spring Stalls Meadowgate Farmers' Market — Spring Season Stalls Available. Are you a small grower, baker or maker within thirty miles of Meadowgate? We are letting pitches for the spring season, which runs every Thursday from late March to the end of June. A standard pitch measures three metres by two and costs £18 per morning; a corner pitch with extra room for a queue is £26. Book six or more Thursdays in advance and the weekly rate drops to £15. Electricity is not included and must be requested when you apply, as only twelve powered pitches exist and they are allocated in order of booking. All traders must arrive to set up between 6am and 7.15am; the market opens to the public at 8am and vehicles may not move on the site again until trading ends at 1pm. We do not accept resellers — every item on your table must be grown, reared or made by you, and we may ask to visit your premises. New this year: a shared chilled cabinet near the entrance, rented by the half-day, for stallholders without their own cold storage. Applications close on the last Friday in February and successful applicants are told within a fortnight. ———————————— TEXT Text C — Harbour Lights Evening Market Harbour Lights Evening Market — Visitor Information. Held on the quayside every Friday and Saturday evening throughout the summer, our market lights up from 5pm until 10pm. Come for street food from a dozen kitchens, live acoustic music on the lower deck, and around forty stalls selling gifts, prints and vintage clothing. The market is entirely outdoors, so dress for the weather; a small marquee near the lifeboat station offers shelter and seating in the rain. There are no cash machines on the quay, but every food trader takes card and contactless payment. Toilets, including an accessible cubicle, are at the far end past the fish sheds. Children are very welcome, though we ask that under-14s stay with an adult after 8pm, when the market gets busy. The nearest car park is on Bridge Road and charges a flat £4 after 5pm; better still, the number 12 bus stops directly outside every twenty minutes until half past eleven. Buskers wishing to play must hold a current town permit — apply at the harbour office by the Wednesday before. Well-behaved dogs are fine, but please keep them clear of the food queues. On the first Saturday of each month a guest chef gives a free cookery demonstration at seven, and tasting portions are handed out until they run out.