Looking back to the 2007 Festival ........

With about 55,000  visitors and  120 exhibitors. the sun shone and visitors to the Festival together with Emsworth residents had a wonderful opportunity to sample, purchase and enjoy a fantastic range of foods, wines and beers.  With pretty much continuous free entertainment the village had a carnival atmosphere. Over £1,000 was raised through the raffle to set the fireworks off on Friday Evening and we concluded on Sunday afternoon with the singing of nostalgic and patriotic  songs accompanied by in the square. Come back next year and we will do it all again!

Thank you to:

•  all our visitors whom we hope had a good time
• our sponsors (check them out on the website) www.emsworthfoodfestival.co.uk
• all the volunteers who give so willing of their time throughout the year and over the festival weekend
• the police, especially Sgt Ian Grey who is in charge, Lisa Jones our Emsworth beat "bobby" and Special Constable Richard Owen who we consider to be Emsworth's very special constable.  Between them the made sure that the event runs smoothly and that local residents have as much vehicular access to their homes as is safe.
• Freda & Shamus who provided extra parking space for residents and businesses in the traffic exclusion zone.
• all the local business and residents for their support.
  all the volunteers who helped over the weekend
  the young men and women from 47 Regiment R.A. who proved a great deal of muscle and manned the various barriers.

  
  The young men and women from 47 Regiment R.A.