{"id":78610,"date":"2025-04-17T11:41:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T09:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=78610"},"modified":"2025-04-17T11:41:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T09:41:29","slug":"expansion-for-local-flea-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/expansion-for-local-flea-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Expansion for local flea market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Easter Welkom flea market, which was held at its new location at Rover&#8217;s Club in Welkom, burst out of its seams \u2013 necessitating an expansion of the flea market in its current form.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stall bookings exploded, and 95 kiosks and stands crammed into the space to ensure a vibrant market.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Welkom Publicity Association flea market, held on the second Saturday of every month, surprised everybody when we almost had 100 stalls booked. This was the second market to be held at Rovers Club, which is the new home for the market,&#8221; says WPA chairman, Brian Emmenis.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emmenis says the public arrived in their masses on Saturday, 12 April. 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