Shrewsbury Meals Competition has introduced a brand new partnership with Shrewsbury Jail, which can see Sunday ticket holders get a free ticket to go to the well-known native jail.
Shrewsbury Meals Competition is going down within the Quarry on June twenty eighth and twenty ninth with round 180 exhibitors, a reside music stage, household leisure stage, avenue meals, bars, chef demonstrations, tastings, a discipline to fork zone, and an entire space of free children’ actions within the Cornovii Developments Household space. The occasion has been topped ‘Competition of the Yr’ on the West Midlands Tourism Awards for 2 consecutive years.
Shropshire Festivals has teamed up with Shrewsbury Jail to supply anybody attending on the Sunday of Shrewsbury Meals Competition, free entry to Shrewsbury Jail on a date in 2025. The 200 yr outdated jail has featured in movie and TV exhibits, together with Disney+’s newest thriller, The Stolen Woman. Sunday ticket holders shall be given a voucher to redeem on arrival on the pageant.
Beth Heath from Shropshire Festivals mentioned, “Though plenty of individuals are eager to return to our charity live performance on Saturday, June twenty eighth, there are some fabulous causes to attend on Sunday, June twenty ninth too – and a free ticket to Shrewsbury Jail is one among them! It is a actually beneficiant provide from Shrewsbury Jail, offering two nice days out for the value of 1. Thanks a lot to the staff for working with us to provide our Sunday guests an additional deal with.
“Guests also can take pleasure in a grimy Sunday lunch on the pageant! Adam Purnell, the Shropshire Lad, shall be serving up a Hearth Roasted Beef Sarnie comprised of Dexter Beef, which may have been roasted over a wooden hearth for twenty-four hours on day one of many pageant. You’ll be able to place your order by way of our tickets web page now.”
Nice British Bake Off finalist, Christiaan de Vries, shall be becoming a member of prime cooks and bakers main demonstrations on the Coforge Chef Demo Stage, together with Anton Mortiboys, Anna Christoforou, Tat Effby, Rob Gibson, Stuart Collins, and James Sherwin. Native cooks and producers, together with Suki Pantal, Steve the Hungry Man, Tim Franklin and Scott Woodland, will lead periods on the brand new Monks Train and Style Stage.
The Kitchen Depot Youngsters Cookery College shall be run by Katie’s Youngsters Kitchen, with periods for budding cooks aged 4 to 12 years outdated
Beth provides, “We’ve held Shrewsbury Meals Competition yearly since 2013, nevertheless it feels greater, higher and brisker than ever earlier than this yr. I can’t wait to see how all the brand new components
are loved. Whether or not you wish to drink regionally produced beers or spirits, style superb meals, peruse stands in The Darwin Exhibitor Space, hearken to reside music, entertain the children all day lengthy with free actions and performances, or find out about meals and farming within the Discipline to Fork Space, there’s one thing for everybody.
“Thanks to all the companies who’re supporting the occasion, together with Begin Tech, Cartwrights Waste Disposal, Reclaim Tax, Tiny Swimming, and Aaron and Companions. I’m actually happy to welcome Completely different Canine this yr, who shall be caring for your four-legged pals within the Canine Creche.”
Hugh Strickland, Company Finance Accomplice at Aaron & Companions and Head of the Shrewsbury workplace, mentioned, “We’re all the time thrilled to be a part of the Shrewsbury Meals Competition, an occasion that brings a lot vitality, creativity, and group spirit to the city annually.
“It was no shock to us to have seen the pageant choose up ‘Tourism Occasion/Competition of the Yr’ on the West Midlands Tourism Awards – an accolade that’s so properly deserved. It’s all the time had a particular place in our hearts, and is a transparent signal of simply how adored this occasion is, not only for the area however nationally as one of many UK’s finest meals festivals.
“We’ve been lively in Shropshire for properly over a decade now, and occasions like this enable us to attach with our shoppers and colleagues in a special setting and strengthen the relationships that underpin our work.
“I do know our staff all the time appears to be like ahead to seeing and experiencing the distinctive culinary expertise Shropshire and the encircling areas have to supply, and we’re excited for an additional nice occasion.”
Shrewsbury Meals Competition is on June twenty eighth and twenty ninth within the Quarry. Purchase tickets at www.shrewsburyfoodfestival.co.uk.