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Hampshire Food Festival puts Basingstoke’s Top of the Town on the map

Basingstoke will be in the spotlight next week when it hosts ‘Taste at the Top of the Town’ – a free food inspired event funded by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council that is part of Hampshire Fare’s 15th annual county food festival.

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Cottonworth Vineyard host to Loddon and Test LAG

Last week, Cottonworth Vineyard near Stockbridge hosted the Loddon and Test Local Action Group meeting. The group is made up of individuals working together to fund projects that help improve their local economy.

The funding is part of a scheme known as the LEADER programme which is designed to support the future of UK farming, to assist rural businesses to grow and develop. It uses money from the European Union, through the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE), to help benefit the countryside and rural lifestyles by developing a rural economy, boosting job creation and encouraging communities to come together. It is a strand of rural funding which is controlled at local level by local people.

To be considered for the funding projects must show how they will create jobs, develop rural businesses, support the rural economy and community. They must also demonstrate a sustainable approach taking into account environmental sustainability, social sustainability and economic sustainability.

If you are involved in a project you think may qualify and live in the Loddon and Test area contact Emily Preston for a chat and advice. There is also similar support available from Winchester and the New Forest.

 

Emily Preston (Loddon and Test)
01962 845560

Ken Brown (FieldFare)
01962 848588

Sally Igra (New Forest)
023 8028 5588

 

 

 

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Isle of Wight Retains fit2cook Trophy as Young Cooks become 2015 Champions!

Tessa Crosbie and Jessica Case, pupils at Christ the King College in Newport, have won the 2015 Create & Cook Competition, retaining the award on the Isle of Wight for the second year running.

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Hampshire Fare Festival Market

This one-off event in Winchester is a chance to taste local food and drink and buy from the producers themselves.

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The 15th Hampshire Food Festival is Launched in Style

Guests and local producers gathered at THE PIG Hotel to launch July's Hampshire Food Festival.

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A Unique Dining Experience

Fans of pop-up and private dining are in for a treat this July.

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Places to Stay

How about staying at one of these wonderful locations throughout the Hampshire Food Festival?

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Hampshire on a Plate

Look out for special local produce menus being served to celebrate the Hampshire Food Festival.

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Hampshire Goes to London

Today four of Hampshire's top chefs will cook at a private dining function to showcase our county's thriving food scene.

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A Chance to Learn

From chefs demonstrations to cookery classes there are plenty of ways to increase your local food knowledge and polish those cooking skills.

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Once Only

This year’s festival brings with it the chance to experience plenty of one-off events as local producers come together and collaborate to offer fresh and tempting events.

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