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FOODIEnews LATEST LOCAL NEWS ❤ VIEWS ❤ DIARY DATES ❤ EVENTS SPRING TIDE FOOD FESTIVAL TURNS FIVE
Spring Tide Food Festival at Hive Beech, Burton Bradstock is celebrating its fi fth year this year. From 17-18 May visitors will be able to buy from local food, drink and craft producers, watch chef demonstrations, taste a selection of street food and enjoy music and entertainment for all ages. All that with Dorset’s iconic Jurassic coast as a backdrop. Find out more at
www.spring-tide.org.uk
THE MAGIC OF UK’S BIGGEST VEGAN EVENT RETURNS TO BRISTOL
VegfestUK is returning to Bristol’s Amphitheatre and Waterfront from 23-25 May. The show runs for three days, opening its gates to the public at 6pm on Friday 23rd May until 11pm, and then again from 11am - 6pm and from 6.30pm - 11pm Saturday 24th May, and 11am - 10pm on Sunday May 25th. Visitors can expect 140 vegan market stalls, cookery demos, talks, workshops, live performance and bars in the daytime and live music in the evenings from the likes of Boney M, Peter Hook and The Light, Black Roots and Zion Train. Tickets for the evening performances on Friday are £15 in advance and £20 on the gate (kids under 16 - £3 / £4); those for Saturday are priced £10 available in advance and £12 on the gate (kids under 16 - £3 / £4) – for full details, visit
http://bristol.vegfest.co.uk/ticket-information. Daytime admission on Saturday and all day Sunday is £3 pay on gate. Children under 16 free.
www.vegfest.co.uk
BEEKEEPING Join Ian and Alex Atherton for an insight into the world of beekeeping at Gidleigh Park on Wednesday 14th May. Having kept bees on the grounds for fi ve years they will be sharing their knowledge and experiences of the art of beekeeping and the way that honey bees interact with the plants and fl owers in the area. The day includes canapés, aperitif, a two course Michelin star lunch, coffee and a glass of wine. £95 per person, for more information or to book, call 01647 432367 or email
info@gidleigh.com
ENGINE-LESS CARGO VESSEL BRINGS BOUNTY BACK TO
MEATY PIES NOW
AVAILABLE ONLINE Meat pies from Somerset butcher Jon Thorner’s are now available to buy online through Ocado. Customers will be able to get pies, sausages and scotch eggs delivered to their doors. The products are also available to buy online through Somerset Local Direct.
www.jonthorners.co.uk
6 | THE WEST COUNTRY FOODLOVER
FALMOUTH The world’s only trans-Atlantic, engine- less cargo vessel, Tres Hombres, has arrived back in Falmouth fi lled to the brim with rum, cocoa, coffee, molasses, wine and Grenada Chocolate Co. chocolate bars to be delivered for sale in Europe. The New Dawn Traders are behind the ship’s voyage and are on a mission to inspire change in the cargo industry. Find out more at
www.newdawntraders.com
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