Welcome the Holmfirth Food & Drink Festival 2008




 

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Giants Coach in head to head cook off!http://giantsrl.dnsupdate.co.uk/latestNews/NewsArticle.asp?Index=3019

Nathan Brown the Huddersfield Giants coach came head to head with Huddersfield Town Gaol Keeper Matt Glennon in our Ready Steady Cook Challenge on Sunday 27th at 12.00 noon.

 

It was a tough game but Nathan had all the right moves and won the crowd over on the day! Watch them in action - Video 2009

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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 2009Frumptarn Guggenband

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!'

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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.

For more information about What's On at the festival click here

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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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