tiny minds markets

Welcome to Tiny Minds Markets!

Secondhand childrens markets, with a difference...

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About The Event

Back in 2024, we recieved a lot of feedback from families about them needing a way to sell their outgrown baby and childrens items. They told us that they'd love to attend one of the local market events, but they couldn't afford the table costs. Selling online took too much time to photograph, list, promote and post and they desperately wanted something accessible and affordable.

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We listened, and in December 2024, we hosted our first Tabletop Baby Sale in Quedgeley Community Centre and Tiny Minds Market came to life! We hosted our second sale in February at Kingsway Community Centre, which was a huge success.

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Overview:

📆 Alternating Months (February, April, June, August, October + Late Nov. Christmas Special)

📍 Quedgeley Community Centre - Hall 1

🕜 1:30-4pm

💸 £5 per Secondhand Stall, £3 per Space (BYO Table), £7.50 Business Stall, FREE Flyer Display

☕️ Refreshments Available

💚 Support A Good Cause

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Why Choose Us?

💸 AFFORDABLE

We offer the lowest stallholder fee in the Gloucester area at just £5 for a Secondhand Stall (table included), £3 for a pitch (Bring Your Own table) and £7.50 for a Business Table. We also allow a number of local small businesses to advertise at our events by displaying their flyers for free.

We pride ourselves on being financially inclusive and accessible to those on lower incomes, or those who simply don't feel comfortable paying high fees just to sell their items. With us, there is no need to pay over the odds as a stallholder.

🆓 FREE ENTRY

Whilst we understand the reasons behind it, we don't charge buyers just to walk in the room. We don't feel that it's necessary and we don't feel comfortable with people making a financial investment with no guarantee that they'll find what they need or want. You can come and go as you please, without worrying about showing proof of entry payment.

💰 PROFITABLE (FOR YOU!)

Because of our low cost stall fees, less of your profits are eaten up by the cost of being there. You keep every penny you make on the day. We won't charge you for hidden extras and we won't ask you to donate high value items to our raffle or giveaway. The free entry means buyers also have more cash to spend with you!

💚 SUPPORTING A GOOD CAUSE

​We are a registered not-for-profit social enterprise. We exist to benefit our community (families of young children) and all of the profits from our events are used to fund our community projects, such as our Free Infant Feeding Support Drop-Ins at Quedgeley Community Centre.​ You can be confident that every penny spent with us, either through buying a stallholder ticket or puchasing from our tables, goes back into the community that needs us the most.

♻️ SUSTAINABILITY​

In a world of fast fashion that focusses on disposability, choosing to sell or shop at a secondhand market like ours is a wonderful way of reducing your environmental impact on the planet, promoting circular fashion and lowering waste from clothing, toys and plastics.

🎯 TARGETED AUDIENCE

Because our event is targeted at families of young children, both buyers and sellers, you won't have to gamble on whether or not you'll be able to find the kind of things you're looking for. From pregnancy to beyond, our event will have something for everyone, whatever stage their family is in.​

🤝 COMMUNITY

As well as helping to support other local families by buying or selling to each other, our markets are an excellent place to meet with other families and socialise. Many of our stallholders end up making new friends, or running into old friends they hadn't seen for years. We absolutely love the friendly, collaborative atmosphere we've created.

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whats for sale?​

At the event you'll be able to sell or buy a huge variety of preloved baby, childrens and maternity items from other local families and a selection of small businesses.

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Secondhand:

This isn't an exhaustive list, but these are some of the items you can find on our secondhand stalls:

• Baby & Childrens Clothing

• Toys & Games

• Maternity Wear

• Books

• Baby, Toddler & Childrens Plates, Bowls & Cutlery

• Breast Pumps

• Prams, Buggies & Travel Systems

• Cots & Moses Baskets

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🚫 Due to Health & Safety, we do not allow or facilitate the sale of the following items:

• Car Seats

• Cot Bumpers

• Baby Positioning Pods/Nests/Pillows

• Dummies (used)

• Bottle Teats (used)

• Prep Machines (used)

• Infant Formula (opened)

• Toiletries/Cosmetics (opened/used)

• Food (opened, past BBE or past Use By)

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Brand New:

There will a Feeding Tiny Minds sales table, selling a variety of brand new baby & toddler items at a discounted price, including:

• Wooden Toys

• Sensory Toys

• Soft Toys

• Books

• Cups & Tumblers

• Plates, Bowls & Cutlery

• & more!

For more information on what we sell and what we have available, please see our shop page.

We have a limited number of Business Stalls available, so the offerings on the Business Tables will depend on the businesses that attend. We prefer to keep the range of businesses diverse, so we will turn down requests if we already have similar businesses in attendance. To keep it fair, it's first come, first serve.

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Payment Methods:

The majority of stall holders will only accept cash, so we advise you bring plenty of change with you. Our own tables are able to take card payments but we cannot guarantee that anyone else will be able to.​