Welcome to Elham Farmers' Market in Kent

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CHRISTMAS: SUNDAY, 15 DECEMBER, 12 - 3.30pm, The Village Square

Elham Farmers' Market is now Elham Food Festival and Market

OUR first CHRISTMAS FOOD FESTIVAL and MARKET, held in the Village Square on Sunday, 16 December, 2012, was the first of our bi-annual Food Festivals and proved to be a great success and huge fun. We had over 600 visitors and would like to thank all the stallholders, performers, food providers and - of course - those shoppers who made this such a special day. Special thanks to Pam Ferris for opening the market and for her fabulous and funny portrayal of Mother Christmas.

Those of you who joined us last year will remember what a festive occasion it was, and this year’s market is shaping up to be just as good, if not better, so we hope we can count on your support. It's on SUNDAY, 15 DECEMBER in the Village Square, from 12 - 3.30pm.

It will open with a Grand Procession of elves, fairies and animals, led by Call The Midwife star, PAM FERRIS, and, as before, the Square will be packed with traders selling delicious food and drink and gorgeous gifts; St Mary’s Church will be serving teas, coffees, soup and sandwiches and the Kings Arms will be the place to head to, for mulled wine, spiced cider and hot snacks.

We’ve lined up some great live entertainment, an exciting Odd-One-Out competition for the kids (count the number of stalls with an 'odd' item displayed, such as a banana on the cake stall - first prize a terrific childrens' hamper from the Cosy Tea Rooms), a fabulous raffle, supporting Age UK, with the chance to win Mid-Week Lunch For Two at the acclaimed Tiger Inn in Stowting, and some surprises we’re saving for the day.

So please join us in a fun, festive welcome to Christmas.

If you'd like a stall, please email julie.woodgate@yahoo.co.uk

If you'd like to dress up and join the Grand Procession, please call Sue Winter on 01303 840879 or email winter.123@btinternet.com

For updates, watch this space...

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

******************************************* You can find a full list of producers on our Producers' page.

If you want some inspiration about what to cook, the BBC website is just one site that has a host of recipe suggestions. For other ideas, look up our own market recipes here.

Friends of Elham Food Festival

The Food Festival is a not-for-profit organisation run by a management committee of volunteers representing different village organisations. We hope to hold it three or four times a year. The committee and other volunteers help with a number of tasks on market days, but we always need more Friends of Elham Food Festival to take a turn at putting up the bunting and help set up and take down the gazebos. Come and join us and make new friends.

Contact the market manager, Julie Woodgate on t: 01303 840044 for more details.

Elham Food Festival - delicious, nutritious and on your doorstep

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Folkestone-born celebrity chef Phil Vickery has been a supporter of Elham Farmers’ Market from the start, not only because of his local connection when he worked at the Rose and Crown in Elham, but also because he is passionate about English cooking, seasonality and regional food.

In his latest message of support, Phil said: "I am delighted that the market has been such a success so far and will now become a permanent feature in Elham. Congratulations to the local producers for providing such a range of high quality goods, and to your shoppers for recognising and appreciating the value of good seasonal local food, produced by people who care."