Normanby Hall Country Park is the venue for the Regional Food Festival this Sunday, 17th June 2012.It attracts scores of stall holders selling everything from speciality chocolates and mouth-watering cakes to artisan breads and rare breed meat.
The Food Festival started in 2008 and is a great day out for all the family with live music, cookery demonstrations, food samples, crafts and gifts and last year more than 4,500 people visited the event.
Normanby Hall Country Park
Entertainment this year includes:
• Cookery demonstrations by chef Nigel Brown
• Dance from Kimberley Performing Arts Centre
• Promenade theatre from The Little Theatre Club as they present ‘A Regency Romance’
• Music from Markham Main Colliery Band
• Chris Maddin, lead vocalist on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, and the cast of The Twist Show which is coming to The Baths Hall on 5th July will be performing hits from the show.
More than 50 regional food, craft and produce stall holders are set to attend, together they will be bringing a mouth-watering selection of the finest local produce that people can sample, order and buy at the festival.There will also be fresh fish, dairy free products, vegetarian cuisine, organic juices, delicious curries, and homemade fudges - to name but a few.
Cllr John Briggs (above), deputy leader of North Lincolnshire Council, said:
“This year’s Regional Food Festival at Normanby Hall Country Park promises to be a delightful day out for all the family and it’s also a vital event for local businesses. The festival showcases some of the finest foods on offer in our area and gives traders and producers the opportunity to meet and gain invaluable feedback from existing and new customers."
The Regional Food Festival will take place at Normanby Hall Country Park on Sunday 17th June from 10.30am until 4.30pm.
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