Names, addresses and links to websites (left) of exhibitors at the Alnwick Food Festival 2006 will appear here as they are confirmed. Please revisit the site as it will be regularly updated.

FOOD STALLS (Market Place)

Absolute Gourmet, Vallum Farm, Military Road, East Wall Houses, Northumberland NE18 0LL
t: 01434 672006 f: 01434 672006
e: Wynbeech@btinternet.com or d.appleby@btinternet.com
w: www.wynbeech.co.uk
Produce: Superior quality preserves, marmalades, curds, chutneys, relishes, sauces, flavoured mustards, herb & spice flavoured oils & vinegars, herbal & spiced hand creams, using our own produce or produce that is locally sourced. Traditional & gourmet ranges all made with no artificial additives whatsoever.

Broome Hill Farm, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 2BA
Tel: +44 (0)1665 574460
email: margaret@broomehillfarm.co.uk
Produce: Beef and pork

Broom Mill Farm, West Auckland, Co Durham DL14 9PJ
Tel: +44 (0)1388 834564
email: broommillfarm@aol.com
Produce: A family-run farm and business, specialising in pork products from our pigs, using high standards of welfare and stockmanship. All products are home-produced using the finest ingredients, giving thought to taste and presentation and aiming to provide a quality product to bring you back for more.

Burtree House Farm, Darlington, Co Durham DL3 0UY
Tel: +44 (0)1325 463521
email: enquires@burtreehousefarm.co.uk
Produce: Magnificent range of home baking and free-range chickens and eggs.

Chain Bridge Honey Farm, Horncliffe, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland
Tel: +44 (0)1289 386362
email: info@chainbridgehoney.co.uk
Produce: Finest honey and beeswax, collected from 1,800 colonies of bees throughout the Scottish Borders and Northumberland. Resulting products include heather honey comb, luxurious cosmetics, healing ointments, traditional polishes and pure beeswax candles.

The Cheese Shop, 6 Oldgate, Morpeth, NE61 1LX
Tel: +44 (0)1670 504434

Chirnells Farmhouse Kitchen, The Chirnells, NE65 7JE
Tel: +44 (0)1669621507
email: chirnells@aol.com
Produce: Teabreads, cakes, traybakes, biscuits, scones, all baked in the farmhouse kitchen

Coquet Valley Preserves, 3 Eshottheugh Workshops, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65 9QH
t: +44 (0)1670 787600; m: 07766857680
e: sandy@coquetvalleypreserves.co.uk
w: www.coquetvalleyproducts.com
Produce: Preserves, relishes, chutneys, marmalades.

DW Dips & Marinades
Tel: +44 (0)191 4192228
Produce: Selection of dips and marinades

Doddington Dairy, North Doddington Farm, Wooler, Northumberland NE71 6AN
Tel: +44 (0)1668 283 010
email: enquiries@doddingtondairy.co.uk
Produce: Cows from the Doddington Dairy provide the fresh, whole milk to produce a range of artisan cheeses and luxury ice cream for you to savour.

J Donkin (Bakers) Ltd, 16 High Market, Ashington, Northumberland NE63 8PD
Tel: +44 (0)1670 812126
Produce: Bakery and confectionary products made using the finest ingredients, sourced locally where possible, all hand-made and finished by a dedicated local team.

Gilchesters Organics, Gilchesters Organic Farm, Hawkwell, Northumberland NE18 0QL
t: 01661 886 119
e: info@gilchesters.com
w: www.gilchesters.com
Produce: Organic produce from the heart of Northumberland. Nestling two miles north of Hadrian’s Wall, among rolling hillsides the farm rears the finest organic traditional English and Scottish beef cattle and black face ewes. They also grow and mill their own grain and make homemade bread and cakes with the flour.

The Herb Patch, Brockwell House, Newlands, Ebchester, Co. Durham, DH8 9JA
Tel: +44 (0)1207 562099
Produce: A wide range of culinary, medicinal and aromatic herb plants, all grown without the use of pesticides, in peat-free compost.

Moorhouse Farm, Stannington, Northumberland NE20 0RG
Tel: +44 (0)1661 886547
email: ian@ivypigs.fsnet.co.uk
Produce: Moorhouse Farm sells a wide range of fresh pork and lamb products, all from its own stock and all prepared in its own butchery. Its speciality sausage, dry-cured bacon and gammons are especially popular. Freezer packs of pork and lamb are also available.

Mr BBQ, 37 Glebe Mews, Bedlington, Northumberland NE22 6LJ
Contact: Linda and Brian Bradley
Tel: +44 (0)845 226 9363
email: linda@mr-bbq.co.uk
Produce: Beef Jerky, smoked cooked meats, pates, barbecue sauce and ranch–style beans.

The Nice Bun Company, 126 Main Street, Tweedmouth, Berwick upon Tweed, TD15 2AW
Tel/Fax: +44 (0) 1289 306881
email: karen@thenicebuncompany.co.uk
Produce: Quality homebaking, chutneys and curds.

North Country Lass, 11b Oakway Court, Meadowfield, County Durham DH7 8XD
Tel: +44 (0)191 378 0838; Fax: +44 (0)191 378 9761
email: ian@northcountrylass.co.uk
Produce: Speciality pies and cakes.

Northumberland Cheese Company, Make Me Rich Farm, Blagdon, Northumberland, NE13 6BZ
Tel: +44 (0)1670 789798
email: mark@northumberland-cheese.co.uk
Produce: Northumberland Cheese made to traditional methods using vegetarian rennet.

Northumbria Fudgery, 2 Hallimond Road, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham, DL14 7SS
Tel: +44 (0)1388 664003
Email: hallimond@escomb.fslife.co.uk

Northumbrian Gifts, Unit 3, Wansbeck Business Park, Wansbeck Network Centre, Rotary Parkway, Ashington, Northumberland NE63 8QW
Tel: +44 (0)1670 855338; Fax: +44 (0)1670 855 338; Mob: 07888762558
email: info@northumbriangifts.co.uk
Produce: Bottled ales, food and drink gift packs using products sourced locally.

Northumbrian Quality Meats, Monkridge Hill Farm, West Woodburn, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 2TU
t: +44 (0)1434 270184; f: +44 (0)1434 270320
e: enqs@northumbrian-organic-meat.co.uk
w: www.northumbrian-organic-meat.co.uk
Produce: At Northumbrian Quality Meats our objective is to provide you the customer with the very best organic beef and lamb that is available, at an affordable price and to do this with the highest standards of animal welfare and environmental responsibility that we possibly can. Northumbrian Quality Meats Limited was established in 1998 to promote and retail high quality organic meat from Northumberland. By producing high quality traditional meats with full traceability to soil association organic standards we hope to address all consumer concerns.

Pride of Northumbria, 8 Argyle Terrace, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland NE64 6PR
Tel: +44 (0)1670 818246
email: enquiry@prideofnorthumbria.com
Produce: The finest luxury hampers featuring the best available food, drink and gifts, aiming to provide a taste of Northumbria, reflecting the tradition and heritage long associated with the North East of England.

Proof of the Pudding, Heckley High House, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2LQ
Tel: +44 (0)1665 602505
email: rlgreen@heckley.fsbusiness.co.uk
Produce: Sticky ginger puddings and dessert sauces.

L Robson & Sons Ltd, Craster, Northumberland NE66 3TR
Tel: +44 (0)1665 576223 Fax: +44 (0)1665 576044
email: enquiry@kipper.co.uk
Produce: Robson's is a fourth generation family business specialising in the traditional method of oak smoking kippers and salmon. Situated in Craster, a small fishing village on the Northumberland coast near Alnwick, the company still cures the fish in the original smokehouses which are over 130 years old. Craster kippers have earned a reputation as one of the finest in Britain. Also on sale: Fresh fish, shellfish, lobsters, crabs.

James Ross and Sons, The Preserving Works, Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 9TU
Tel: +44 (0)191 267 6321
Produce: Great selection of traditional and gourmet pickles.

Rugley Meat, Rugley Farm, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 2JE
Tel: +44 (0)1665 602528
email: alan@rugley.co.uk
Produce: Farm-produced beef and lamb.

Selby House Farm, Stanton, Northumberland, NE65 8PR
Produce: Extra virgin oil, cold pressed rapeseed oil, grown and pressed in Northumberland, the British alternative to olive oil.

Tanfield Direct, Stanlaw Way, Tanfield Lea, Stanley, Co Durham DH9 9XG
Tel: +44 (0)1207 288769
email: Roger@tanfieldfood.com
Produce: Sourced for quality, selected for taste, served in minutes, Look What We Found are deliciously different almost-ready meals for busy people. Each single portion dish is chef created from prime ingredients carefully sourced from small specialist producers and is ready to heat, garnish and serve with your favourite accompaniment for a restaurant quality meal in minutes. Just warm through for a few minutes and add your own finishing touches, no need to refrigerate or freeze.

The Taste Globe, PO Box 139, East Boldon NE36 0WU
Tel/Fax: +44 (0)191 5365602
Mobile: 0772 550 2648
Email: information@thetasteglobe.com
Produce: Organic olive oil, organic pasta and organic wine all from the Puglia region of Italy.

Tritlington Fresh Produce, Tritlington Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland NE61 3ED
t: +44 (0)1670 787380
e: j.craigs.ltd@farming.co.uk w: Northumbria Larder
Produce: Raspberries, strawberries, winter vegetables, potatoes, swede, cabbage, asparagus, leeks, carrots and courgettes.

Weardale Organic Soup Co, Elm Cottage, Westgate-in- Weardale, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham DL13 1LP
Tel: 01388 517384; Fax: 01388 517384
Email: weardalesoup@aol.com
Produce: A cottage industry using artisan production methods to produce home-made gluten-free organic soups, including many unusual flavours from pumpkin & coconut, to award- winning tomato & red pepper with melted Wensleydale cheese.

Wheelbirks, Wheelbirks Farm, Stocksfield, Northumberland, NE43 7HY
Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1661 842613
email: enquiries@wheelbirks.co.uk
Produce: Hugh and Tom are putting the Richardson family dairy farming expertise to good use by developing the new Wheelbirks Northumbrian Dairy Ice Cream range. Made using only the rich and creamy milk of Jersey cows, the new ice creams have a smooth distinctive taste.

Whistlebare, Bowsden, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland TD15 2TG
Tel: +44 (0)1289 388777
Fax: 08700 941608
email: info@whistlebare.co.uk
Produce: Large Black pork sausages and artisan cured bacon, grass fed Aberdeen Angus beef from our pedigree stock in organic conversion.

Wildon Grange, Romaldkirk, Barnard Castle, Co Durham DL12 9EW
Tel: +44 (0)1833 650587
email: dot@wildongrange.co.uk
Produce: Delicious homemade salad dressings and hand-made chopping and cheese boards.

DRINK STALLS (Town Hall)

Alnwick Rum, Alnwick, Northumberland
Tel: +44 (0)1665 604768 (During office hours: 9am to 5pm, UK time)
email: ian@alnwickrum.com
Produce: The legendary dark rum.

Escape Bar Services, Dene House Farm, Longframlington
Tel: 07834 814 870; Tel: +44 (0)1665 570 665
email: info@escapethebar.co.uk
Produce: Wine tasting and sales.

Frere Quenelle, Prior House, Stoney Rigg, Haltwhistle NE49 9JJ
Tel: +44 (0)1434 321974
email: frerequenelle@btinternet.com
Produce: Pancakes and fruit liqueurs.

High House Farm Brewery, Matfen, Northumberland NE20 0RG
Tel: +44 (0)1661 886192
Fax: +44 (0)1661 886394
email: info@highhousefarmbrewery.co.uk
Produce: The brewery was founded in 2003 by Steven Urwin on the family farm of Matfen High House. Located in a converted grain store, the brewery and offices provide a modern and efficient business base with its roots very much grounded in history and tradition. Brewed using only the very finest English ingredients, its three beers (Auld Hemp, Nel's Best and Matfen Magic) currently available from High House Farm Brewery are single hopped and are named after the farm's trusted collie dogs.

Italyabroad.com, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1DC
Tel: +44 (0)191 2462032
email: info@italyabroad.com
Produce: Importer of the finest Italian food and wines, organiser of Alnwick Food Festival's wine-tasting event and caterer for all occasions. Andrea D'Ercole is your host.

Sloe Crafts, Lorbottle West Steads, Lorbottle, Thropton, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65 7JT
Tel: +44 (0)1665 574672
email: info@sloecrafts.com
Produce: From sloe gin to fruit vodka, candles and gift baskets. Sloe gin is Sloe Crafts’ signature product and has been made for generations by the Farr family using sloes gathered from local hedgerows.

OTHER EXHIBITORS (Market Place and
Northumberland Hall)

Business Link, Alnwick
Manager: Richard Waters
Tel: +44 (0)1665 605706 Fax: +44 (0)1665 603165
Aims: Business Link for Northumberland offers Small, Medium Enterprises (SMEs) the benefit of access to professional advice and support to enable them to develop and prosper.

Children North East, 89 Denhill Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6QE
Tel: +44 (0)191 256 2444 Fax: +44 (0)191 256 2446
E-mail: enquiries@children-ne.org
The North East's oldest children's charity.

Co-op brings its Fair Trade trailer to town and sponsors celebrity chef Mark Earnden with his EXPO Chef demonstration of how to make healthy eating fun for children. One show not to be missed!

Durham Boards, 1 Grange Hill Farm, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, DU14 8EG
Products: Hand-crafted kitchen boards all made from re-claimed timbers (oak, beech, cherry, maple, iroko, nengi and walnut). Coordinating stainless-steel-bladed cutlery with wooden handles and unusual quality.

Friends of the Earth, 26-28 Underwood Street, London N1 7JQ
Tel: +44 (0)20 7490 1555
Environmental campaigners who are launching a new local food campaign.

Kin Knives, The Tool Shop, 78 High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk IP6 8AW
Tel: +44 (0) 1449 722450
e-mail: enquiries@kinknives.com
Products: High quality Japanese kitchen knives.

NHS, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust
The Trust runs three general hospitals and seven community hospitals, serving the population of North Tyneside and Northumberland. Visit the Trust's website, which aims to help patients, visitors and carers find information about the hospitals and care services. The Trust is keen to promote healthy eating and its Five-A-Day initiative. Check out the NHS stall in the Northumberland Hall for demonstrations and tastings of smoothies.

Northumberland Young Farmers, Kirkley Hall, Ponteland, Northumberland NE20 0AQ
Tel: +44 (0)1661 872562 Fax: +44 (0)1661 860047
Email: countyoffice@northumberlandyfc.fsnet.co.uk
Website: www.northumberlandyfc.co.uk

Northumbria University Press, Trading Services, Northumbria University, Trinity Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST
Tel: (0191) 204 8821 Fax: (0191) 227 3387
e-mail: er.books@northumbria.ac.uk

Product: Stotty n Spice Cake: The Story of North East Cooking - Stotty ‘n’ Spice brings together recipes, dialect, social history and technology to give us an intriguing insight into how North East kitchen skills, tools and diet options have developed. Northumbria University Press, established in 2003, is Northumbria University's publishing house.

Northumbrian Water, Abbey Road, Pity Me, Durham DH1 5FJ
Get in touch via the Northumbrian Water website www.nwl.co.uk

Pumphreys Coffee, Newcastle
Produce: Pumphreys of Newcastle are experienced suppliers of beverages and coffee machines. They sell more than 60 varieties of teas and coffees from around the world.

Anyone interested in having a stall at the food festival should contact malcolm@alnwickfoodfestival.co.uk

For a flavour of the first Alnwick Food Festival in 2005, click here for a list of all the exhibitors.