Archive for February, 2011
Book Your Place On The Wrexham Food Trails
Home Farm, Overton
Monday 9th May at 11.00am
Visit Home farm and meet the happiest pigs in the county, along with rare breed chickens, ducks and geese. There will be a sausage making demo, tasting session and an opportunity to buy homemade produce. Please wear suitable outdoor footwear.
Aballu Truffles and Veggie Fayre, Rossett
Tuesday 10th May at 11.00am
Come and share the delights of all things chocolate with Aballu Truffles and Veggie Fayre. Watch as they create truffles and brownies before your very own eyes.
Lewis’s Farm Shop, Eyton
Tuesday 10th May at 4.30pm
Visit Lewis’s Farm Shop for a sausage making demonstration. Learn the secrets of linking sausages and what goes inside them. This visit will offer an insight into how a family farm shop is run.
Nant Ucha Eggs, Trevor
Thursday 12th May at 2.00pm
Come along and visit the girls at Nant Ucha Farm. Learn about the family run free range egg business and how eggs are graded and packaged. Please wear suitable outdoor footwear.
Just Tea and Coffee, Wrexham
Thursday 12th May at 5.30pm
Pop along to Just Tea and Coffee and discover the delights of various blends. Kim will talk you through tastings and give tips on the perfect brew.
BLUE Farm Visit, Bettisfield
Friday 13th May at 10.00am
Come for a stroll around the blueberry fields and orchards of Wood Cottage Berry Farm. See first hand how they transform blueberries into delicious BLUE sauces. Please wear suitable outdoor footwear.
Erlas Victorian Walled Garden, Wrexham
Friday 13th May at 2.00pm
Pop along for a guided walk around the beautiful Erlas Victorian Walled Garden. Meet the clients that tend the garden and take away some useful vegetable growing tips. Please wear suitable outdoor footwear.
All food trail events must be booked in advance and will be ticket only admission. Please note that participants are responsible for there own travel to and from the event. Directions and further details will be provided with ticket.
To book your place please call: 01978 298384 or email: caroline.dawson@wrexham.gov.uk
Local Food is on the Buses…..
Buses in and around Wrexham will be raising awareness about vital work that’s helping to breathe new life into rural communities.
Two initiatives – Local Food First Wrexham and the Rural Services Pilot Project – will be promoted on Arriva buses as part of a campaign to boost support for local produce and community-based businesses.
Launched 12 months ago, Local Food First is helping food and drink producers in Wrexham tap into new markets, as well as encouraging more people to ‘buy local.’
The scheme recently launched a ‘must-have’ local food directory and has various activities lined up for 2011 to promote Wrexham-based food and drink. These include a food tent at the National Eisteddfod and tourist targeted ‘food trails’ around the county.
Meanwhile, the Rural Services Pilot Project has been running a grant scheme to help provide essential facilities that are often the hub of rural communities.
One example is Trevor Stores. A grant was awarded to help pay for its refurbishment and allow it to start trading again. The stores now provide newspapers, food and other daily essentials for the residents of Trevor, Garth and surrounding villages.
Local Food First Wrexham and the Rural Services Pilot Project have received funding through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013, which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Union.
Both projects are being led by Northern Marches Cymru, which helps deliver rural regeneration programmes in the county borough.
David Darlington, chair of Northern Marches Cymru, said: “These bus adverts are part of a much wider campaign to promote local food and we hope they will increase people’s interest in buying Wrexham-based produce.
“What’s more, there’s still plenty of scope for local producers to get involved in the project and we’d encourage anyone who hasn’t done so to get in touch.”
Councillor Rodney Skelland, Wrexham Council’s lead member for regeneration and corporate governance, added: “Both of these projects have provided valuable support to local business and the communities they serve.
“The local food initiative is helping producers drum-up business and encouraging shoppers to buy local produce, while the Rural Services Pilot Project has helped revitalise village stores and other facilities that are so important to our rural communities.”
To find out more about food and drink produced in Wrexham, including where you can buy it, go to www.localfoodfirstwrexham.co.uk
For more information about the Local Food First project, or if you’re a producer who would like to get involved, contact Caroline Dawson on 01978 298384 or caroline.dawson@wrexham.gov.uk
