Press Release - click for a quick overview of what
the Festival 2009 Weekend had to offer (pdf)
Enjoy
a foodie walk at Holmfirth Food & Drink Festival
Organisers of Holmfirth popular Food & Drink
Festival arranged two themed walks as part
of this years event, the fourth year of the
festival.
On Saturday 26 September at 10am there was a blackberry picking walk leaving from the front of
the library in Holmfirth. Lasting 3 hours, the 2
mile walk was a family friendly leisurely walk with
plenty of time for blackberrying and picnicking
along the way.
A picnic was provided of fresh bread and of course Blackberry Jam.
Later in the day, there was for the hardier walker a real
Yorkshire walk complete with traditional pub tea. It
left the Huntsman Inn at 3pm for a good 2
hour circular walk including Digley Reservoir,
followed by a hearty pub meal at the Huntsman at 5pm.
Cllr Peter McBride, Cabinet Member for Regeneration,
said ‘these walks are a great way to expand the ever
popular food and drink festival, showing off the
superb countryside and of course widening the
festival beyond the centre of Holmfirth to include
venues such as the Huntsman.’
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French Theme to Festival
Each year
the Holmfirth Food & Drink festival welcomes a selection of continental
stalls to enhance the local and regional foods on offer.
In the first year, the French Market stalls were extremely popular and so
once again, Holmfirth enjoyed a French theme.
To join in the celebrations, Harrows Winebar turned the entire
restaurant into a French theme on Saturday 26 September with French bunting,
music, food and wine.
Festival manager, Maria Wilson, said 'The French themed evening was a
wonderful way to round off the day one of the festival.'
Harrows - Tel: 01484 688764
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FrumpTarn Guggenband Back in 2009
FrumpTarn Guggenband
a German Carnival
Band (one of only two in the country)
from Barnsley performed for us again this year after huge
popularity at the Festival in 2008.
'We play modern classic tunes on brass instruments with
drum and percussion accompaniment, in the Swiss and German uggen tradition.
Do not mistake us for an Oompah band!'
www.frumptarn.com
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Healthy Lunchbox Competition
A budding lunchbox chef was selected by Chef
Pam Mollan
and invited to the festival on
Saturday 26 September
with the lucky winner getting a £50 prize, plus £100
in cookery equipment for their school, plus a
cookery masterclass by Chef Pam Mollan.
The winner was chosen by the Mayor of Kirklees, Cllr Julie
Stewart-Turner.
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Vintage Market Coming to Holmfirth
Kirklees Council’s recent investment of almost £75,000 in six months has led
to an additional market trading day at Holmfirth Market.
The new Vintage Market will open is on each
Wednesday running from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cllr Peter McBride, Cabinet member for Regeneration, said: “This new trading
day will be a great boost for the town centre and will be an additional
attraction for the many coach parties visiting Holmfirth as well as more
local shoppers. The market has also resulted in a new partnership with the
Kirkwood Hospice charity which has committed its support and will hand-pick
vintage goods from donations to sell at the market.”
Traders interested in renting a stall should contact Geoff Sheard on 01484
223730.
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