The Giant Indoor Easter Charity Market returns to Petersfield this Easter weekend.

It will take place at Festival Hall on Saturday, April 19, from 9.30am to 3pm, raising money for Portsmouth Hospitals cancer fund. Other local charities taking part will be The Rosemary Foundation, Petersfield Musical Festival and Petersfield Lions.

Including the knitters who are creating the giant poppy display at St Peters Church for later in the year and will be promoting their work.

Jeremy and Martin Holmes who organise the charity markets have invited mayor Lesley Farrow and the town crier Faye Thompson to open this year’s market as it will also be their 60th event.

More than 50 stalls will be set up in the main hall and Rose Room with plenty of Easter gifts, collectables, greetings cards, original art, books, crafts and jewellery.

Admission is free and refreshments will be served. A raffle for the hospital cancer fund is to be held in the foyer.