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Sponsors 2005
Alnwick Food Festival 2005 would not have been possible without the support of the following partners and sponsors. Alnwick Lions Club thanks them for their help with the 2005 event.
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Alnwick Food Festival is run in conjunction with Northumbria Larder. This umbrella group for fine food and drink producers in the North East of England boasts more than 60 members. Its aim is to encourage, support and develop the aspirations of its members to produce the finest food and drink the region can offer. It was established after the foot-and-mouth outbreak in 2001, when the cancellation of most farmers' markets in the region left the producers with limited outlets and threatened their existence.
Northumbria Larder is funded by One NorthEast, Defra and Food From Britain.
Contact Northumbria Larder at PO Box 137, Hexham, Northumberland NE47 6WZ
Tel: 0845 456 2340; fax: 0845 456 2341
email: enquiries@northumbria-larder.co.uk
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The Northumberland Gazette and its parent group, Northeast Press Ltd, will be the media partner for the Alnwick Food Festival 2005. Other weekly titles in the same group include Morpeth Herald, Whitley Bay Guardian and News Post Leader. Daily titles are the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette and Hartlepool Mail.
Many of the pictures on this website have been taken by the Northumberland Gazette and we are grateful for the editor's permission to use them.
Contact Paul Larkin, Editor, Northumberland Gazette, 32 Bondgate Without, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 1PN
Tel: 01665 602234
email: paul.larkin@northeast-press.co.uk
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Alnwick District Council has given its full backing to the Alnwick Food Festival, promising financial help and co-operation for the next three years, giving the festival a tremendous boost for the future.
Find out more about the work of Alnwick District Council via the web link above left, or write to Alnwick District Council, Allerburn House, Denwick Lane, Alnwick NE66 1YY
Tel: 01665 510505
email: customerservices@alnwick.gov.uk
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Leader+ in North Northumberland provides European funding for innovative, rural development schemes that have been initiated by the local community. A total of £1.76million has been secured for this. Leader+ will allocate funding until December 2006. The Local Action Group (LAG) has responsibility for the delivery of Leader+ in North Northumberland. This group is made up of individuals from community groups and statutory agencies in the area. Supporting the LAG are a full-time project manager and administrator, who can offer advice and support to community groups to take a project forward.
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A spokesman for Northumberland County Council said: "One of the most important ways in which Northumberland has grown as a holiday destination in recent years is through the promotion of unique features which differentiate us from other areas: Things like our historic attractions, flag, tartan, folk music, bird and wildlife, country fairs and, of course, our many delicious local foods.
"Food festivals are important because not only do they give visitors and local people the opportunity to sample Northumberland delicasies, but also because they act as an important bridge between food producers and tourism businesses such as hotels and restaurants. They can also play a significant role in encouraging healthy eating. In all these respects, the Alnwick Food Festival promises to be one of the best of its kind."
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Northumbria Healthcare NHS 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.
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GNER provides high-speed intercity train services along Britain's East Coast main line, linking England and Scotland along a route of almost 1,000 miles. Trains call at some of the most important tourism and commercial centres in the UK, including Alnmouth for Alnwick. GNER has a reputation for high standards of customer service. It is owned by Sea Containers Group, which has worldwide experience in passenger transport, leisure interests and marine container leasing. GNER is sponsoring a giant plasma screen in the Market Place in Alnwick, on to which will be "beamed" the cookery demonstrations taking part in the Northumberland Hall.
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npower renewables is one of the UK’s leading renewable energy companies, dedicated to generating electricity using sustainable, environmentally-friendly resources. The company’s team at Barnard Castle, County Durham, is focussed on the development and construction of new renewable energy projects throughout the North of England, and is currently developing three onshore wind farm projects in Northumberland included the proposed Middlemoor Wind Farm near North Charlton, north of Alnwick. npower renewables develops and operates onshore and offshore wind farms, hydroelectric stations and co-firing biomass schemes throughout England, Scotland and Wales, and is supporting the further development of “new” renewable technologies such as wave and tidal. For further information about npower renewables and its work, visit www.npower-renewables.com
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Northumbrian Water serves an area in the North East of England from Darlington and Middlesbrough at the southern edge to Berwick on the Scottish border. It is responsible for supplying the water to homes, schools and businesses in cities, towns and villages across this large area, as well as water storage, treatment, transportation and quality, and sewage.
For contact details, visit the Northumbrian Water website.
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R. Turnbull & Sons is Alnwick's longest established independent family butcher and greengrocer and is one of the town's oldest businesses. The shop was founded by Roger Turnbull in 1880 and is now run by Mark Turnbull, his great-great-grandson. In the late 1970s a neighbouring drapery shop, Pitts, was acquired, allowing Turnbull's to double the size of the premises, and split between a butcher's and greengrocer's. Click on the logo to find out more.
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The Co-operative Group operates more than 1,600 food stores, including two in Alnwick. Its primary focus is on meeting the top-up shopping needs of the whole community. It has developed two retail brands designed to meet the needs of towns, neighbourhoods and villages.The Welcome brand caters for the top-up and impulse shopping needs of passers by and local people, with its distinctive blue and yellow fascia; while the market town stores are situated in small towns, villages, or neighbourhoods. They provide top-up and main-trip shopping needs for customers who wish to shop quickly, easily and locally. Their blue and white fascia carry the identity of the specific town or village they serve reflecting their roots in the local community. Click on the shop sign for more.
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The Business Link network is a national network, with regional offices set up as a ‘route to the market’ for government-funded business support which is aimed at small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).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. Business Link for Northumberland will use a network of professional organisations, to satisfy the demand for business support, and where appropriate your company will be introduced to sources of specialist advisers.
Contact details: email: info@n-bs.co.uk; tel: 01670 813322; fax: 01670 813355; address: Business Link for Northumberland, Wansbeck Business Park, Rotary Parkway, Ashington, NE63 8QZ
Click on the logo for more
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L. Robson & Sons Ltd. 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. Over the years Craster kippers have earned an enviable reputation as one of the finest kippers in Britain. This reputation has been enhanced by its endorsement on numerous television programmes and the approval of many of the country's top chefs. Click on the logo for more on the Craster Kipper.
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Proudlock House and Home, of Market Street, Alnwick, sells a large range of household and cookery equipment and gifts. Owner Geoff Proudlock will be sponsoring the festival's Young Chef of the Year competition and helping with the supply of cooking equipment for the kitchens being built in the Northumberland Hall and the Playhouse. Tel: 01665 602271
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Many thanks to Geoff Keenan, of Outlook, Alnwick, for supplying and constructing the kitchen which will be used in the Playhouse for the Young Chef of the Year competition.
Outlook Home Enhancement Centre is a fitted kitchen and bathroom supplier.
Telephone: 01665 603812
Address: 37 Bondgate Without, Alnwick, NE66 1PR
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| Alnwick Lions Club, the organiser of the Alnwick Food Festival, is still looking for sponsors for this prestigious and rapidly-growing event. Find out how you could benefit from the generous gold, silver and bronze sponsorship deals on offer, contact us. |
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