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THE OUTSIDERA toast to those whoput the fizz into the festivalThe Outsider is one of Shropshire’smost successful businessmen, withvast experience both in the UKand overseas. His views are notnecessarily those held by ShropshireBusiness Today but are expressedto make all of us question ourcommercial actions . . .I’m sure that you must have heard aboutthe recent Shrewsbury Food Festival,which was quite simply brilliant!The weather was glorious on theSunday in particular. Crowds flocked inwith a happy bustle of anticipation andleft several hours later, having sampledall manner of locally produced food anddrink, and absolutely laden with bags ofproduce. A real triumph for all concerned.From the very first stallholder that Ipurchased from, to a very effervescentyoung lady who worked on one of standsfor a local restaurant – who not only oozedenthusiasm about the day but took thetime to describe some of the new ideasbeing launched at the restaurant in thenear future – the positivity of the day waspalpable, uplifting, and left me (and Isuspect many others) wanting more.The restaurant in question is one ofShrewsbury’s real success stories, andforms part of a local mini-empire. Whatstruck me about the enthusiasm displayedby the young lady was that she wasnot the first employee of that particularbusiness to impress me with a genuineinterest and passion for her job, but alsothe business as a whole. That is somethinginstilled by the management style of abusiness, in particular from the top!BanterAs the day progressed,the banter from stallholdersbecame part of the charmoffensive, which I suspectwill undoubtedly help enticerepeat visitors next year.Thousands more crammed inand the whole day carried aA cookery demonstration in progress at thereal buzz throughout.Market Hall during the festival weekend.The Market Hall alsoprovided some interestingstalls and events . . . indeed, I spied theeditor of this very publication playinghis part as the compère of some of thecookery demonstrations.Even the council played its part byallowing free parking on the Sunday – veryhelpful!Looking at the bigger picture for just amoment, as the thousands who flocked inwill testify, making the parking free reallydid encourage people who might nototherwise have bothered to turn up. So myquestion for the council is simple: Why notmake this a permanent arrangement andencourage more visitors into town, givingall traders a much-needed boost?SpecialThe foresight, workload and effortto book, cajole, organise, and deliveran event of the magnitude of thefood festival is immense. To deliver anoutstanding festival, using fully motivatedsupporters, participants and volunteers,and at the same time run an impressivesocial media presence, is something quitespecial indeed.So, to the organisers, Beth Heath – whomI witnessed buzzing around on a Segway atvarious locations on the day, organising allmanner of things – and Andy Richardson, Isalute your vision in bringing it all together.Furthermore, I think we can all learnfrom your experience. Who would havethought that two or so years ago, thatthe spark of an idea you had could havebecome such a great success in such ashort space of time?I suspect it didn’t come without monthsof preparation, the odd disagreement,sweat, and probably a few tears along theway. Nevertheless, it’s a real example of trueenterprise, spirit, and was very motivating.Congratulations to all concerned.Shrewsbury Food Festival is really goingplaces!25
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