The 2010 Festival was a runaway success. The 2011 Festivals promise to be even better.
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"Testimonials from Lechlade 2011"
"I had a chat with the stallholders and they were very pleased. Well done."- Des Coates, Oliver Coates Associates
"Thank you for arranging a great Food & Drink Festival on Sunday.
It was our first time and we did well and thought everything ran very smoothly - thank you." - Agneta Lindgren, Take the Biscuit
"A fantastic event on Sunday" - Giles Baker, Lakes by yoo.

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FOODIE HEAVEN IN LECHLADE AND FAIRFORD 2011 Reports: Click Here
2011 Sponsors

White Horse
Estate Agents

Lechlade
Antiques Fair


Heidi's Cakes of Lechlade

The Trout Inn
Active Sustainable Communities (GCC)

Sally Peach Ltd

RGD (UK) Ltd

Swinton Insurance

Whelford Construction

The Carp Society

Fairford Country Market

Lechlade Country Market
 

 

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Local Celebrity, Fiona Fullerton, Makes Notes at Last Year's Festival

Warm dry weather brought the crowds flocking to Lechlade Market Place on Sunday 1 May to enjoy the second Food & Drink Festival organised by the Fairford & Lechlade Business Club.
With over 30 stalls weighed down by delicious delicacies, the event was indeed a foodie heaven. Lechlade Garden Centre, the main sponsor, piled their stall high with FREE ploughman's lunches consisting of an assortment of local breads, cheeses, patés, chutneys, pickles and fruit.
Another free event was held at Pino's Italian Restaurant with free Italian food tastings and live music. Whilst further down the road, new wine shop, Vin Est, provided free wine tastings.
The assortment of produce was immense with chocolate products, home-made cakes, Cotswold ice cream, chutneys, sausages, burgers, confectionary, organic meat, home-baked pies, biscuits, Bangladeshi take-away, cup cakes, crèpes, bacon, ham, fudge, Turkish Delight, olives, baklavas, hog roast, organic vegetables, rapeseed oil, Swedish biscuits, hand-made sticky puddings, potted game all washed down with English wines, teas, coffees, real ale and liqueurs.

This wonderful gastronomic event was repeated in Fairford Market Place on Sunday 5 June with the addition of 7a chocolate brownies, cookery demonstrations throughout the day organised by Allium Restaurant, edible plants by Coln House School, delicatessen food by Deli Allium plus a children's pizza making competition, fruit and flower wines, fruit pies and crumbles, Indian take-away by Curry King and organic Brie cheese.
As well as having taste buds tickled by this amazing array of food and drink, crowds were entertained by the Farrell School of Irish Dancers and live music by Jackie Cribley (vocals) and Kirsty Hellon on saxophone. The Fairford Festival Parade of floats and fancy dress paraded the Market Place at midday and the whole event was blessed by the Rev Brian Atkinson and opened by the Fairford Town Crier and Fairford Festival Queen.