By Ethan Benedicto
Crowds enjoyed a carnival of stalls, booths and food trucks at Casey Community Market in Hampton Park on Saturday.
Jacqui Leeanne, the market’s organiser, said there was a focus on homemade crafts as well as candles, toys and cooking ingredients.
“It’s to give the people who make their own things a place to come and sell them, and show them to the community.”
After hosting three of these markets, Jacqui is looking to foster a place where the local community in Hampton Park, and many others from Casey, can gather and engage with one another.
The event, just like the two before, was held at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, with a good portion of the stalls run by members of and patrons of said church.
“There weren’t really many things like it going on around the area, and I thought, well, it really needs to happen,” Jacqui said.
“It does help the church, it is a fundraising opportunity, but at the same time, it’s a lot more than that. It’s a place for the community to come together, and have a space to enjoy.”
Despite being the primary organiser, Jacqui isn’t a big fan of calling it ‘her’ market.
While it’s true that she may direct its motion, she tells the stallholders that it’s “our market” and remains adamant that it’s a “place where everybody’s comfortable”.
