Photos of the 2006 Festival

EMSWORTH
FOOD
FESTIVAL
Company No. 5708761

SEPTEMBER

2009

Photos of the 2006 Festival.................

info@emsworthfoodfestival.co.uk

Probably the best Food Festival ever. With over 120 exhibitors, in excess of 55, 000 visitors and glorious sunshine we are very pleased that all everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. By Monday Emsworth had returned to normal until next year when we will did it all again.

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The preparations

The Marquee is prepared	The Fire Engine is used to test emergency access
	Last minute team briefing the evening before in the garden of The Coal Exchange
Our Chairman in the driving seat - she wasn't actually allowed to drive.



A small dog wonders what's going on, so does the chairman,


The stalls are put up


& taken down

The Roads are closed	and swept

Why is a coach trying to drive through the village at 8.30 on Sunday morning?	This car really shouldn't be here!


Around the Festival - a miscellany




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	More at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/5320088.stm
The "Terror is re-launched

Under sail on Sunday
Champagne Canard Duchêne Demonstration Marquee





The People
	Paella was prepared
Wine was tasted

Beer was sampled	The girls from Tiers fruit & Veg relax in The Ship

Someone has had enough	The Chairman makes a speech
	Another member of the logistics team supports a bollard in the square
The logistics team can be fussy about their appearance - here, in a rare quiet moment in The Coal exchange, John (Logistics Team Leader left) makes minor adjustments to April's hair

The guys from Havant BC make sure that the streets are kept clean.	A barmaid at the Railway Inn in period (1940s French) costume

Children learn to cook at The Kitchen academy	Potty the Pirate entertains

Sometimes the Logistics Team just to a break when they should have been putting up stalls.	Lynne pulls yet another pint in The Ship

Crowds watch the re-launch of the Terror

Belly dancers practice Belly Dancing	A lot of visitors in North Street

This man knows all there is to know about herbs	Sometimes you just had to sit down

Crossing the road could be problematical	but PC Lisa Jones, Emsworth's beat bobby was there to help.

Our chairman joins in	Councillor Brendan Gibb-Grey is questioned out side of The Coal Exchange but was not actually arrested.

Chelsea Pensioners observe what's going on.	Dave Wagg prepares breakfast

At the end of the day (1) - Logistics Team photo with their truck	At the end of the day (2) - Event Team photo, an amazing number of whom are still smiling!