The historic market town of Kirkby Lonsdale in South Lakeland Cumbria will be the venue for the first ever Fork Fest 4th & 5th September 2010. Fork Fest a celebration of local food, real ale and gardening will be opened on Saturday at 11.30am by Celebrity Chef Simon Rimmer.
The weekend is packed with music, demos, food sampling, an ale trail and plenty of entertainment for the children.
“Fork Fest is a fun filled family weekend,” says Claire Benson, marketing director for the festival. “We are very excited to be involved in pulling together this inaugural event for Kirkby Lonsdale as we believe it will be beneficial for the businesses in town as well as the community as a whole.”
“An underlying theme of Fork Fest is buying local, and we want to encourage people to adopt some sustainable practices as well to help look after our environment.”
Under the umbrella of Fork Fest there will be 30 producers at the Food Fest offering food sampling and the chance to meet the producer, 10 beers on tap at the Beer Fest combined with the Real Ale Trail festival goers will also be able to try local beers on tap around the bars and pubs of Kirkby Lonsdale. In the Institute Demo Fest will be taking place with speakers such as Booths talking about the Slow Food movement, Sean Wilson discussing his new venture the Saddleworth Cheese Company and Greenlands Farm unearthing the real reason for farm diversification.
With Little Fest, the kids are sure to be kept entertained with food related workshops running all day, face painting and an animal farm. Within the town Flower Fest will be held at St Mary’s Church, while in the shop windows the Children’s Shoe Flower Boxes are on display, the competition winner will be announced at the Producers Charity Auction.
Tickets can be ordered prior to Fork Fest, so pick up a brochure and send to the Fork Fest office by the 20th of August.
For more information contact:
Claire Benson
P: +44 (0)15395 64716
M: +44 (0)78210 01352
W: clairebenson.com
Time Table of Fork Fest Events and Demo’s
Saturday 4th of September
Fork Fest 2010 – gates open at 11am
Food Fest and Little Fest 11am – 5pm
Flower Fest – all day
Simon Rimmer – officially opens Fork Fest 2010
Beer Fest 12pm – 10pm
Demo Fest (in the Institute):
12-1 Farm shops, why buy local, with Greenlands Farm Village
1-2 The tale of Little Miss Muffet, with Gillian Hall, cheese maker of Blacksticks Blue.
2-3 Green fingers, with the girls from Greenfoot garden centre.
3-4 Slow Food the delicious revolution, with Booths
4-5 Call my bluff, with WineTime
Sunday 5th of September
Fork Fest 2010 – gates open at 11am
Food Fest and Little Fest 11am – 5pm
Flower Fest – all day
Beer Fest 12pm – 5pm
Demo Fest (in the Institute):
1-2 Farm shops, why buy local, with Greelands Farm Village
2-3 For the love of honey, with Stewart Beattie from Cumbria Honey
3-4 The Lancashire Cheese experience, with Sean Wilson from the Saddleworth Cheese Company
4-5 Producers Charity Auction
Waiters Race 11.30am starting in the Market Square
all the waiters and waitresses are invited to participate and run the course with a tray, bottle and glasses.
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