Take a ride on the Fright Night Express at the Kent & East Sussex Railway and enjoy Halloween Fun in Half Term
15th September 2015There will be plenty of spine tingling tricks and treats for the whole family during Halloween at Tenterden’s Steam Railway. ‘Halloween Fun Week’ from Tuesday 27 October to Friday 30 October. Take part in activities including pumpkin carving and face-painting. All activities are included in the ticket price which includes unlimited journeys between Tenterden and…
Hinxden Farm Dairy take International Prizes
One dairy farm in the Weald has managed to buck the trend in the decline of milk sales by providing doorstep deliveries of home produced dairy products. Third generation farmers at Hinxden Farm WG and TA Manford have also taken 6 awards at the recent International Cheese Awards. Representatives from 31 countries brought 4,459 samples…
Best Rapeseed Oil in England?
Eckley Farms picked up a couple of awards last year for their flour, and this year, it was the turn of their Pure Kent Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil. The judges in the Great British Food Farm Produce Awards commended it highly, and it was second only to an oil from Scotland. The judges said…
National Apple Festival at Brogdale
The Brogdale National Apple Festival in Faversham is to take place this year on the 17th and 18th October. Preserving over 2,200 different varieties of apples and 550 pears in the National Fruit Collection, Brogdale really is the crème-de-la crème of top fruit. The Apple Display will be the largest yet with hundreds of different…
Macknade to host Meet the Suppliers week
From the 23rd – 25th of September, Macknade Fine Foods is hosting a Meet The Suppliers Week, giving customers the opportunity to sample food & drink from a selection of the fantastic producers Macknade works with. A number of these suppliers are local favourites, including Ellie’s Dairy, Fudge Kitchen, AMC Foods & The Challock Chutney…
Biddenden Vineyards launches new special edition sparkling wine
Biddenden Vineyards has further expanded its product range with the launch of Pinot Reserve on 1st September 2015. The Pinot Reserve is a limited edition white sparkling wine made by the traditional method with the first free run grape juice from gently pressed, hand-selected Pinot Noir grapes. The Pinot Reserve is a dry and fruity…
Macknade Butchery Launch Date Confirmed
Macknade Fine Foods is pleased to announce that its much anticipated butchery is opening on September 17th, just in time for the Faversham Food Festival. The butchery is to be headed up by Faversham local, Roy Campbell, who will be leading a team of three to bring customers the very best butchery experience around, focusing…
Bennett Opie team complete ‘Gherkin Challenge’
A team from Bennett Opie completed the gruelling Gherkin Challenge on Sunday 6th September. The 12 strong team ran up 38 floors to the top of iconic London skyscraper, The Gherkin. All team members completed the challenge well within the 11 minute average time to reach the top, with Thomas Fox attaining a phenomenal time…
You don’t have to be in Game of Thrones to drink Mead…
You don’t have to be in Game of Thrones to drink Mead, thanks to Biddenden Vineyards Biddenden Vineyards has further expanded its product range with the launch of the first Kentish Mead, Special Mead, in early September 2015. Mead is one of the oldest beverages produced by mankind but has seen a large revival in…
Simply Ice Cream finalist in Cafe Quality Food & Drink Awards
The first ever finalists from the Café Quality Food and Drink Awards have been announced today, and Simply Ice Cream is a finalist in two categories. Of the hundreds of nominations only 36 products have been shortlisted in 13 categories, so this is a huge achievement for the Ashford based company. Their Christmas Pudding Ice…
