Taunton and South Somerset Living Apr - May 2020

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eat:Taunton
Come and see the great line-up we have
for the eat:Taunton Festival this May
for all of the family....
Saturday
9th May
Somerset Day celebrations in Taunton
town centre look to be bigger and better
than ever. The multi-award winning
eat:Taunton returns to Hammet Street and
the churchyard of St Mary Magdalene for
an all day celebration of local food and
drink on Saturday 9 May. Alongside the
90+ local producers the organisers have a
great line-up of free entertainment.
Organiser Sarah Milner Simonds told us
“we are proud of the festival here in
Taunton and think that the range of food
and drink producers we attract to here
is one of our best. This festival is very
popular with our producers as the visitors
are always so interested in the stories
behind the produce. These two festivals
were the first to be booked up and we
have made a few changes to the layout to
ensure visitors have enough elbow room
and we can accommodate a few more
producers.
We will have music from Court
Productions and strolling entertainment,
sponsored by Porter Dodson, drop in
cook school and lots of strolling street
entertainers.
Co-organiser Bev Milner Simonds added
“In 2020 we will have 10 brand new to
eat:Taunton producers plus three schools
competing in the Somerset finals of the
Young Enterprise competition. It is great to
have local community partners onboard,
like the Taunton Area Cycling Campaign -
which aligns very well with our sustainable
transport goals for our festivals.
We have a great range of producers
offering farmers’ markets favourites like
ales, cheese and bread alongside brand
new gin flavours, street food, vegan
chocolate and curled ice cream.”
The event is fully accessible, dogs are
welcome and there are plenty of gluten
free, vegan, vegetarian and dairy free
options as well as smaller portions. The
festival is also single-use plastic free
and all food to go packaging is fully
compostable. Don’t forget your shopping
bags.
The festival opens at 10am and runs until
4pm on Hammet Street and in & around St
Mary Magdalene Church. Road closures
and diversions will be in place from 0700
to 1900, including the closure of Whirligig
car park.
For more information visit:
www.eatfestivals.org/taunton
“We have a great range of producers offering
farmers’ markets favourites like ales, cheese and
bread alongside brand new gin flavours, street
food, vegan chocolate and curled ice cream”
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