[Margaret Pilkington]

I would have to guess that the most popular market in the North of England has to be Bury...and no, it doesn't populate its stalls with tat....maybe that is because it doesn't have to do that to make it viable.
Accrington really doesn't have a viable market. The market hall is a joke - well, except it isn't funny.
Yes, you are right when you say no-one has taken control(or for that matter responsibility) to make the market not jsut viable, but a success.
A market is like a marriage - it doesn't just 'happen', it takes work, maintenance and love to keep it going.
Accrrington, sadly has none of those things. We should not proclaim ourselves a 'Market Town'.