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Press Releases 2005 Food and Drink Festival Celebrated Butcher To Sponsor Food and Drink Festival. Food and Drink Festival 2005. Real Ale Tasting.

Plant Sales Fifth year A Blooming Time in Huddersfield Tidy Trader/In Bloom Tidy Trader Yorkshire in Bloom - Silver Award

Christmas Best Dressed Window Competition

Food and Drink Festival 11.06.05 Celebrated Butcher To Sponsor Food and Drink Festival. Award-winning pieman Andrew Jones has announced his sponsorship of this year’s Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival. Visitors to the annual extravaganza in St George’s Square, Huddersfield, from August 18th to 21st, will be able to sample a wide range of Andrew’s mouth-watering pies which have been acclaimed across the region. They will also be able to witness live cookery demonstrations and take part in a number of competitions including ‘Guess The Weight of the Pie’ on Andrew’s stand at the event. Cathy Burger from Huddersfield Town Centre Association, organisers of the event, said “We are delighted to have Andrew Jones Pies ‘n’ Pasties as a main sponsor of this growing event. As a local business, Andrew was involved last year at the festival and we welcome his strong commitment and involvement this year”. Andrew is using his sponsorship of the festival to launch the new brand of Andrew Jones Pies and Pasties, a spin-off of AR Jones Butchers which has been producing quality meat products throughout Kirklees and Calderdale for more than 15 years. During this time, Andrew has received a number of prestigious awards including National Pie & Pastie Competition Finalist, Pork Pie Champion and Cornish Pastie Champion. Andrew has recently moved into the former Pennine Foods factory on Old Leeds Road, Huddersfield, and has ambitious plans for the future growth of his business. He comments: “This is an extremely exciting time for us. Our move into the factory has given us an ideal opportunity to add new products to our extensive range of pies and pasties and to launch the new brand. “I am delighted to be a main sponsor of the festival. I have seen it grow over the past few years and it has become a great event which brings the whole region together for four days of fun and entertainment. “Come along and try some of our pies and pasties and take part in our fun competitions. “I look forward to meeting customers old and new at the event.” AR Jones has outlets in Marsh and Brighouse, offering top quality meat and poultry. For further information on the Food and Drink Festival please contact the festival hotline on 01484 226586 / 226589 For further media information, to arrange interviews with Andrew Jones or to organise photography, please contact Andrew Vaux at PNG Marketing; Tel: 01484 423 715 (top) 28.07.05 Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival 2005 Organisers of the fifth Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival say that the event will be bigger than ever with traders from Besançon, strolling entertainers a children’s kitchen academy all new for this year. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the twinning with Besançon, market traders from the town will be joining the festival selling food & drink from Besançon and the wider region. Town Centre Manager Cathy Burger said “The Huddersfield Town Centre Association is delighted to be helping with the celebrations. Traders will be bringing cheeses, sausages, bacon and ham as well as special chocolate and fabulous breads. Wines, beers and absinthe will also be available to buy so we should get a real flavour of what our twin town is like.” Another new addition this year is the Children’s Kitchen Academy where for a small fee children will be able to get some hands on experience of cooking using local ingredients. Also new to the Festival is a band of strolling entertainers including, Billy Bubbles a balloon bending specialist, The Mexican Bandido’s who will play and sing, Clown Bo who will be stilt walking and performing from a mobile Punch & Judy booth and Pierre the French Street Musician who will be entertaining the crowds with his singing in the style of René from “Allo, Allo” Following the official opening of the festival by the Mayor of Kirklees, Councillor Margaret Fearnly, a programme of more than 20 free cookery demonstrations will get underway starting with a ‘Ready, Steady, Cook’ style competition between Pulse Radio’s Steve Bailey and Jacqui Blay assisted by chefs from The George Hotel and The Head of Steam. Cathy Burger says ” the demonstrations are always very popular and run hourly throughout the four days of the festival. People can watch the demonstrations and then sample what has been cooked”. As well as the market traders from Besancon members of the Deliciously Yorkshire Group have stalls selling a wide variety of regional products including preserves, oils, meats, herbal punch, cheeses and much more. Local restaurants and community groups are also well represented with stallholders including The Rumboat, Chino Thai, Ali Murad, the Chinese Community Centre and Cultures United. Cathy Burger added “the fun doesn’t stop there. This year we have two Real Ale and Cider Tasting Evenings with live music from local band Geri and The Atrics. Tickets for these evening are bookable in advance and at just £5 and including two free beers they tend to go very quickly so my advice is to book early! We also have a number of fringe events being run in restaurants throughout the town centre with special dishes, special menus and special offers. ” The festival which is being sponsored by Andrew Jones Pies ‘n’ Pasties is situated in St George’s Square and runs from Thursday 18th to Sunday 21st August. For Real Ale and Cider tasting Tickets and general festival information please call the festival hotline on 01484 226589/86 or look at the festival website at www.foodanddrinkfestival.co.uk. (top) 04.08.05 Twice As Much Fun For Beer Lovers At This Year’s Festival! Huddersfield Food and Drink festival will be hosting two Real Ale and Cider Tasting evenings in St George’s Square, with live music and food. Organisers of the event say that tickets for last years Real Ale and Cider evening sold out so quickly that it was decided to hold two events this year one on Friday 19th and a second on Saturday 20th August. Both events start at 7pm and will feature a wide variety of real ales and ciders from The Head Of Steam, and organic ales from Beersinabox.com. Live music will be provided by local band ‘Geri and the Atrics’ and food will be available to purchase from festival stallholder Ali Murad. Numbers for this ticketed event are strictly limited. Tickets are bookable in advance and cost just £5.00. Included in the price are two free pints of beer. The festival which runs from Thursday 18th – Sunday 21st August in St George’s Square also features local and regional stallholders, food court, cookery demonstration theatre, Children’s Kitchen Academy, strolling entertainers and traders from Kirklees twin town of Besançon. In order to show the scale of this year’s Food & Drink Festival three live web cams, courtesy of Virtual Huddersfield will be offering different views of the stalls and demonstration theatre. To catch the action and see for yourself follow the links from the festival web site at www.foodanddrinkfestival.co.uk For further information and to book your tickets contact the festival hotline on 01484 226589/6 or visit the website at www.foodanddrinkfestival.co.uk. (top) Plant Sales 08.06.05 Huddersfield Plant Sale Now in its Fifth year Gardening will be on the agenda in Huddersfield this weekend as the town sees the return of its annual Plant Sale on New Street. The event, now in its fifth year, will run between 9.00am and 4.00pm on Saturday 11th June. Huddersfield Town Centre Association in conjunction with the National Trust Marsden Moor Estate say more than 20 stalls will again sell a large range of hardy plants, annuals and more unusual varieties from local and regional specialist nurseries. Alison Campbell of the Town Centre Association said “My advice is to arrive early. There is a huge choice and the stall holders can offer expert advice. With more nurseries attending and a greater variety of plants this is a unique chance for gardeners to enjoy a choice rarely available in the region”. A second Plant Sale is due to be held on New Street on Saturday 16th July, 9am – 4pm. (top) 12.07.5 A Blooming Time In Huddersfield. Gardening will be top of the agenda in Huddersfield this week as Judges from Yorkshire in Bloom arrive and the second of the annual Plant Sales takes place. Yorkshire In Bloom judges will be arriving in Huddersfield on Friday to look at this years entry which not only includes the town centre, but Greenhead Park and Kilner Bank . Assistant Town Centre Manager Julia Lilof said “The judges aren’t just looking at our hanging baskets they will be looking for a clean well cared for environment. Last year the town did really well in a smaller category, winning the Tidiest Town in Yorkshire and Humber Region and coming second in its ‘In Bloom’ class and it would be great if we could repeat or better our result in the new category. Everyone has worked really hard in preparation for the judges visit and it is an excellent example of how all Kirklees services, the private sector and community groups can come together to work for the benefit of the area”. The second of the year’s plant sales is then being held on Saturday 16th July. Town Centre Manager, Cathy Burger said “the sale in June was the busiest so far and our advice to gardeners is to come early to avoid disappointment. Lots of unusual varieties will be on sale at excellent prices”. The sale is held in conjunction with the National Trust and runs along New Street between 9am – 4pm.(top) Tidy Trader/In Bloom 07.05 Huddersfield Town Centre Association launches the third annual Tidy Trader Competition. Shopkeepers and businesses in Huddersfield Town Centre are being invited to join the third Tidy Trader competition which runs alongside Huddersfield In Bloom and be in with the chance of winning the Huddersfield Civic Society ‘Tidy Trader’ trophy. Already more than 30 individual shops and businesses have signed up as well as the Piazza Shopping Centre. Assistant Town Centre Manager Julia Lilof said “Last years Tidy Trader entrants helped the town win the ‘Tidiest Town in the Yorkshire and Humber Region’ at the regional Yorkshire In Bloom awards. Judges were really impressed with the commitment businesses in the town were showing to improving the town centre environment via their involvement in the competition”. Kirklees Street Wardens visit the entrants twice during the summer and look for “that well cared for feel “, clean windows, and paintwork, nice signage and window displays etc. Confidential feed back is given after each visit. All entrants are invited to an award ceremony where certificates are presented to entrants in many different categories and the overall winner is presented with the Huddersfield Civic Society trophy. Entry to the competition is free and any businesses wishing to take part should contact Huddersfield Town Centre Association by Monday 25th July on 01484 226589/6.(top) Yorkshire in Bloom Huddersfield has won a silver award in the Yorkshire in Bloom competition. As well as looking at the town centre, judges from Yorkshire in Bloom inspected work done by the Kilner Bank Improvement Group and Greenhead Park. This year the judges were particularly impressed with the standard of floral displays and hanging baskets in the town centre and by the contribution made by the private sector via their involvement in the Huddersfield in Bloom competition. The judges were also looking for evidence of a well cared for environment and were impressed by the absence of litter in the town centre, the Tidy Trader competition and the Kilner Bank Improvement Groups efforts to combat fly tipping and to encourage wildlife. Huddersfield’s entry into the competition is co-ordinated by Huddersfield Town Centre Management. Assistant Town Centre Manager Julia Lilof said “Everyone has worked really hard in preparation for the judges visit and it is an excellent example of how all Kirklees services, the private sector and community groups can come together to work for the benefit of the area. We received a lot of helpful feedback from the judges and we are already starting work on next years entry!” (top) Christmas 13.12.05 Winners of the Best Dressed Window Competition Are Announced. Judging has taken place to find the Best Dressed Christmas Window in Huddersfield Town Centre. This year's winners of £100 to charity were Shaw & Hallas Ltd on Market Walk who will be donating their prize to the Hamby Foundation which exists to help the poorest children and elderly in Romania . Term Time Wear came second and in joint third place was Cinderella at le Bonnet and Carl Wilde. A panel of judges including the Mayor of Kirklees, Cllr Margaret Fearnley, toured the town looking at the stores that had entered. Displays were judged on their overall visual impact, creativity, artistic merit, inventive use of materials and effort. The Mayor of Kirklees, Cllr Margaret Fearnley remarked “retailers in the town have really got into the spirit of the competition and have created some wonderful, visual displays for the public to share and enjoy”. Town Centre Manager, Cathy Burger said “this is the first year that we have run the competition in the town and we have been delighted that so many retailers have taken part. Everyone has made a real effort to make Huddersfield look extra special this Christmas. Thanks must also go to the Examiner, Home 107.9fm and Virtual Huddersfield for their involvement in driving this event forward”. The public vote was won by Kirkwood Hospice, closely followed by Shaw & Hallas. All those who voted have been put into a draw for the chance to win mystery prizes which have been donated by Boots, Ottakar's, Peters, Shaw & Hallas and Term Time Wear. (top)

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