Exciting news: Chef James Martin will be appearing at the food Festival on Sunday 10th April for the first time this year. He will be cooking in our new sponsors, North Lancs Training groups, new centre of excellence on Grange Lane in Accrington. Please see the whats on page for more details.

The dates for the 14^th Lancashire Food Festival have now been set and preparation is already underway to make the festival better than ever! Get ready to tantalize your tastebuds and enjoy a culinary extravaganza with a whole host of traditional and exotic food and drinks.

A FEAST OF A FESTIVAL…….Guaranteed to tantalize your tastebuds

The Festival features a whole host of food to sample and buy in the Festival Hall and Marquee, including traditional Lancashire foodstuffs alongside more exotic and international treats.

We are very excited to announce that North Lancs Training group are our main sponsors this year.

NLTG's MD, Jim Harkness MBE said,

"This is a wonderful opportunity for NLTG to support its Young Apprentices and the food lovers of Lancashire, whilst giving the general public an opportunity to visit our new Vocational Centre of Excellence, which has just opened on the site of the old bakery, formerly known as the Elite Snooker Club.This 2.6 million pound project has taken some 18 months to complete and will provide first class apprenticeship facilities for the young people of East Lancashire."

The Food Festival is organised by Leisure In Hyndburn with support from North Lancs Training group and Hyndburn Borough Council.