Last year was the first year for this event, which has become a 3-day celebration of food and drink. Mainly local foods were on display representing local shops in Nantwich town, farm shops local brewery’s etc..

We were helping our old friend Johnny Ball who was attending with the NFU trailer here he is in action handing out recipe leaflets featuring celebrity chef Gary Rhodes.

Also pictured helping is another long-standing member of the Cheshire NFU Public relations committee Tom Bunn.

The guest celebrity was Clarissa Dixon-Wright another chef famous for the TV series called two fat ladies and more recently Clarissa and the countryman.

 

Besides signing books and demonstrating cookery she found time to pose for this picture with Simon. When we got home we realised what it says on his tee shirt.

Clarissa was a great sport even conducting the brass band at one point.

This picture taken by Sarah stood on Simon’s shoulders shows just how busy the marquee had become.

Finally another picture of Johnny’s trailer. I think we needed some wet sponges or eggs to throw at the heads sticking out of those holes.

PHIL

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