Food Town Day 2010 will be on Saturday 29th May
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Start time: 11:00
End time: 15:00
Please make a note for the Food Town Day Event for 2010. It will be Saturday 29th May 2010. Street closure time will be between 11:00am and 3:00pm but other activities will continue through the day.
We are pleased to announce that the application for the "Cooking Bus" has been approved and the Cooking Bus will be in town during Food Town Week and especially on Food Town Day. The Initiative have been working in partnership with the NHS and the Primary School Clusters to have the Bus available as one of the main attractions Food Town week. If you wish to take part in a cooking bus lesson please contact us using the contact button on our Home Page. The first 32 people to contact us will be given the opportunity to attend a great cooking lesson by the Cooking Bus team.
Other atractions on the day will be local Food and Craft market in the Douglas Arms Car park and function room.
Stewartry Wind Band, Local Scottish Country dancing, and the joyous Feral Choir
Sulwath Brewery Beer and Jazz festival at the Brewery Yard.
Local Chef demonstrations by Tom Kirkparick and Tonny Budde in Marquee on Market Hill.
Childrens cooking demonstartion linked to a recent cooking competition for Primary pupils.
Many local community group stalls offering tasty options.
"Fairtrade" food stall and info in the Marquee on Market Hill.
Street entertainment and local shops offering tasters.
Mountain Bike skill test on Market Hill.
Hog Roast and BBQ.
Vinatge Tractors and Stick making demo.
Civic Week Car Boot and Table tSale taking palce at the Parish Church, Queen Street. Contact Alan on 01556 504872 for booking a place.
Please see the free programme available in and around the town for more details.
Our very popular Primary School cooking competition will also be an attraction this year where the main menu topic will be potatoes. This competition is being organised in partnership with the local cluster schools. There will be a cook off for the finalists on Food Town Day as last year. Come and see these young talented children enjoy cooking quality local produce.
Just one of the items on the menu last year where school children joined our local chefs preparing some of thier favorite meals which only cost £5 to feed 4 people using local produce.
Partners for this years event include Montpellier Chartered Accountants, Wilkinson Store, Love Food and Hate Waste Campaign, many more local businesses and Dumfries & Galloway Council.