Photo gallery: Inaugural Waveney Valley Food and Drink Festival ...

The Waveney valley food and drink festival in the grounds of Bungay castle. Cheyenne Bloomfield with some raw milk.

By RICHARD WOOD Sunday, October 7, 2012
2:54 PM

Fine food and drink from across the Waveney Valley were on display this weekend as part of a two day festival celebrating local produce.

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The inaugural Waveney Valley Food and Drink Festival saw producers gather at Bungay Castle as stalls and demonstrations helped to showcase their products.

Meat, beer, truffles and pies were among the range of items on sale, while chefs from the region showed how to make the most of the produce in cooking shows.

Ben Potterton, chairman of the Waveney Valley tourism forum, which organised the festival, said he was really pleased with how the event had gone.

?Some people said Bungay Castle was out of the way but it has brought people to look at that and brought people into Bungay. It has been ideal for the town.?

Val Player, of Alburgh Farm, said she had enjoyed the weekend.

?It is a really good grounding for local business because if people don?t buy they remember your name.?

Waveney Valley tourism project officer Madeleine Coupe said more than 1,000 people attended the first day, with a similar number expected to have been through by the end of the second day.

?It has gone really well,? she said. ?I think longer term we will look to plan something more ambitious, and look to use another venue so we can spread it across the valley.?

As well as food stalls there were also alpacas, cows and black ducks at the castle, with the animals proving particularly popular with the children.

Among those enjoying a family day out were Paul and Donna Dwyer, of Bungay.

Mrs Dwyer said: ?It is great something like this is happening in Bungay and we wanted to support it.?

Other festival events included a celebration of apples and pears at the Earsham Street Caf?, a beer and pie festival at the King?s Head and Queen?s Jules, tasting weekend at the Earsham Street Deli and special festival menu at The Black Dog Restaurant.

Source: http://www.edp24.co.uk/what-s-on/food_and_drink_2_5148/norfolk-food-features/photo_gallery_inaugural_waveney_valley_food_and_drink_festival_proves_successful_1_1574283

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