Food Festival date set

THE third annual food festival in Forest Heath is being held from 20-27 September, coinciding with the first week of British Food Fortnight.
Forest Heath District Council, organisers of the week long event, is looking for businesses within the district to participate. This is an exciting opportunity for your business to raise its profile and to promote and celebrate all that Forest Heath has to offer in terms of local food, producers, buying locally and helping reduce carbon foot prints.
You do not have to been in the food industry to participate – last year Moons Toymaster in Newmarket celebrated the week with a special window display and in store demonstrations of cooking for little chefs. Equally, food producers and retailers have offered special menus featuring local produce, promotional offers and even food and wine tasting sessions. If you would like to participate but aren’t quite sure how then there are ample sponsorship opportunities. Waitrose sponsored the Big Cook-Off competition which pitted two local schools, supported by local chefs against each other in a battle to create a culinary masterpiece.
All ideas and suggestions for events and activities relating to the Food Festival are welcome. For more information, to discuss an idea or to confirm participation please contact Emma Cooney, Economic Development Officer on 01638 719471 emma.cooney@forest-heath.gov.uk or Simon Batey, Tourism Services Manager on 01638 667200 or simon.batey@forest-heath.gov.uk

or visit www.forest-heath.gov.uk/business/business+information