It was a windy start for the relocated Sunday market - but the crowds still turned out to support it.

The weekly market opened for the first time at its new home at Brighton Marina, after almost 30 years at the city’s station.

Despite the move, and the windy weather, plenty of people arrived early to snap up the bargains and stallholders were optimistic their new pitches could do well.

Richard Millis, who had a stall at Brighton Station for 20 years, said: “It is different here but after a few weeks I think it will be as good as Brighton Station.

“All our regulars have been down and there have been a few visitors.

“Hopefully things will get back to normal soon, we just need people in Brighton to support us.”

Stallholder Fernanda Smart, who had a stall at the station site since the market opened, said: “It’s very windy today and the only thing that worries me is that we have to pack up earlier than we did at the station.

“But we’ve got plenty of room and lovely views, so we’ll keep our fingers crossed.”

The market has moved to the marina on a three-month trial, after it had to be regularly cancelled because of on-going work on the railway line which meant replacement bus services had to run on Sundays.

Stallholder Suzie Lord, who had a pitch at the station for 13 years, said: “The best thing about it is that we can work every week now, which we couldn’t do before. For most of us, this is our livelihood so it’s good to see lots of people here.”

Customers also said they would not be put off by the market’s new location.

Nigel Stevens, 45, from Brighton, said: “We’ve been coming to the market for years and we’ll still come down. There’s more room here and it’s easier for parking.”

Flo Ray, 21, from Upper Beeding, said: “I haven’t been to the market before. I actually turned up to the station this morning and then found out it had been moved.

“I’ll definitely come back again though, next time with more cash on me.”