Ready your wallets! There's now just six weeks until Gravesend's Borough Market Hall reopens its doors after an extensive refurbishment.

The market has been shut since last June for a £1.8 million makeover, but Gravesham council has now confirmed that it will finally reopen with a classic Christmas market on Saturday, December 3.

Shoppers can look forward to spending their hard earned cash across a range of up to 21 permanent stalls, 30 temporary stalls, six temporary food catering stalls and a cafe, with more details on the line-up expected in the coming weeks.

Earlier this year the council revealed that well over 50 businesses and local traders had expressed an interest in setting up a stall, with the market set to feature a new roof, lights and decoration.

Cllr Samir Jassal, head of business development at the council, previously spoke of his excitement to see the project finished and described the market hall as "an iconic building within the borough".

He added: "It’s really pleasing to see so much interest from businesses wanting to sell their products in the new hall.”

The project's funding was granted by the government’s Coastal Communities Fund, which has been supporting redevelopment of historic sites across the country.

Gravesend Borough Market Hall was in desperate need of such help, with its roots tracing back as far as 1268 when Henry III granted the Manor of Parrock permission to run a market every Saturday with an annual fair in June.

The December 3 Christmas market will form a key part of the council's Christmas line-up, which kicks-off with the annual lights switch-on on Friday, November 18.