Submitted on
Tuesday 13 July 2010
by
Catherine Tobin
Food, Glorious Food!
Packed with local produce goodies from across the Horsham District, this year’s programme for the iconic Food & Drink Festival looks set to be the best yet.
Before we know it, that Indian summer we’re all hoping for will be upon us, the kids will be returning to school and we’ll be racking our brains searching for new inspiration and ideas to keep us going until… Christmas! Well, there’s no better way to kick-start September than getting out and about and celebrating all the gorgeous local food and drink we have in the Horsham District.
We’ve done all the hard work for you as the Horsham District Food & Drink Festival, which runs from 4 September to 3 October, will allow you to do just that. If you’re all out of ideas for creative meals and looking to escape the kitchen for an evening or two, or maybe looking for days out for you and your friends or all the family to enjoy at one of our many visitor attractions, the Festival has your name on it.
The Festival programme is jam-packed with special offers, discounts and events laid on, just for you, by local businesses passionate about local produce. This year, the Festival celebrates its 8th Birthday and wow, it’s really shaping up. Our District is renowned for its rich local produce offer with award-winning vineyards, breweries, farms and farm shops as well as independent retailers, cafés, restaurants and pubs.
As if that wasn’t enough, we’re launching this massive feast with ‘The Big Nibble’ in Horsham on Saturday 4th September. A day out in itself, the local produce event offers a huge farmers market, a range of food demonstrations by local chefs with free tastings and recipes, plus a Horsham Beer Trail where you get to sample all those beers you never try in all those pubs you never think about going into. The cost? It’s £1. Yes… a quid!
Give yourselves a treat or the family something to look forward to and start planning your Festival month now. Whether it’s going to a farm open day or a harvest fair, picking up some healthy lunch snacks from a farm shop or eating out, taking advantage of all the special offers or discounts, you won’t be short of things to do, eat or drink!
Get ahead of the game and contact us now to reserve your FREE programme. Call 01403 215529, email business.development@horsham.gov.uk or visit www.horshamlocalproduce.co.uk
The Horsham District Food & Drink Festival is organised by Horsham District Council, with generous support and sponsorship from West Sussex County Council, WABI, Spofforths LLP, Camelia Botnar Homes & Gardens, Chichester College – Brinsbury Campus, Freedom Food, Federation of Small Businesses, The Resident, Foundry Press Ltd & Spirit FM.