Marlborough Cancer Research Committee

The Best Food and Drink Festival in The West of England

25 October 2008

10am - 4pm 

Marlborough College
Marlborough SN8 1PA

Calling all lovers of good food and drink

FEAST OF FOOD - a unique opportunity to touch, taste and tempt!  The festival features over 60 stalls displaying quality products – everything to do with eating, drinking, cooking.

Just some of last year’s highlights included  - pretty hat boxes filled with brownies; fine wines from local vineyards at Littleton Panell near Devizes, venison reared on the foot hills of the Blackdowns, fresh fish from the Dorset coast, jams and  jellies, olives and oils, candles, cloths, cooking pans and much more……… 

FEAST OF FOOD actively promotes independent producers based in the West of England, especially in Wiltshire and its neighbouring counties.  As issues like food miles and environmentally responsible farming methods become ever more critical, we feel it is essential to focus on how the food and drink we consume is produced and sourced.

FOOD FUN FOR CHILDREN

There’s something for everyone !  Our popular Childrens Cookery sessions for 4 to 10 year olds take place throughout the day. Xavier Bird of Stirrinstuff gets them all stirrin' and sniffin’ – huge fun (and they’re learning about eating healthy foods too!), and the well-known local chef Peter Vaughan will be making delicious food with bananas. Punch & Judy shows, plus trade stands with fabulous things to taste and buy for children - books, old-fashioned sweets, enchanting fairies, fancy dress costumes, superb wooden toys, hand-painted bespoke t-shirts, and bright, fun, and hardwearing bibs, aprons, tabards & craft smocks for all ages and much more...something for everyone.

The Norwood Hall at Marlborough College offers a light and spacious 800-m2 hall that transforms into a bustling marketplace filled with stallholders selling their wares. There’s no need to shop ‘til you drop either; our visitors can relax, put their feet up and enjoy delicious home-made refreshments in the CR UK's Cafe.

Marlborough’s historic heritage and its outstanding location close to world-class tourist attractions like Stonehenge and Avebury, ensure visitors attend from all over the UK and beyond. With free car parking and excellent access for pushchairs and wheelchairs, plus easy access to the nearby High Street, FEAST OF FOOD attracts thousands each year.

FEAST OF FOOD (now in its sixth year) is organised by the Marlborough committee for CR UK, and every penny raised goes to the charity to help fund essential research into the prevention, treatment and cure of cancer - a disease that affects nearly all of us in some way.

This event is open exclusively to exhibitors with products linked to food, drink, cooking utensils and table accessories.  Each year our exhibitors are carefully selected to ensure we continue to offer new products.  If you would like to apply to take a stand or for further information about FEAST OF FOOD don’t hesitate to email us or ring 07887 924539.

What our exhibitors say about FEAST OF FOOD.

2007 Exhibitors

2008 Exhibitors to follow shortly

Members of the Charity Fairs Association