The Wholesale Forum of NABMA will visit Billingsgate Market, London on 13 December 2007. Notices for the meeting have been distributed. The day will commence with a 7am visit and tour of the market followed by a traditional Billingsgate market breakfast.

The Wholesale Forum agenda contains a wide cross section of policy, operational and consultation matters. Topics include

Future mechanisms for delivering markets services

Recycling and waste management

Wholesale markets and contributions to socio-economic regeneration

Marketing of wholesale markets

Rating of markets

WUWM matters

Member Market updates

The meeting will also be attended by the NABMA President, Councillor John Gareth Jones, Oswestry who confirmed that “I am greatly looking forward to the visit and thank Billingsgate for their kind invitation. The Wholesale Forum is pursuing a vigorous agenda and is active at national and international levels. The work of the Wholesale Forum will greatly influence the shaping of our policy framework development for markets.