Thornbury Food Fairs

You have four chances to enjoy Thornbury's Food Fairs in 2010: see the calendar on the right for details.

Bringing together the best of local producers with members of the popular Thursday Farmers Markets and also stallholders from the highly successful Slow Food Market in Bristol, Thornbury's Food Fairs provide a wide range of fresh produce to suit all tastes.

There are ample opportunities to sample stallholders’ wares, with hot food and refreshments available.

Not only are these fairs a great chance to stock up on delicious food, you can also meet up with friends and neighbours for a chat and a cup of tea.

So come along and join us - you’ll be amazed by all the wonderful things our area has to offer.

We loved the Food Fair! It was wonderful to see so many people enjoying the lovely weather and experiencing the best of Thornbury. (Perry)

The Food Fair dates are arranged to coincide with other local events, such as the Thornbury Arts Festival in Spring, the South Gloucestershire Food Festival in September and Christmas Craft Fairs in December.

Because of this, the fairs attract both Thornbury residents and visitors from further afield, who are all welcome.

Many of Thornbury's shopkeepers enter into the spirit of the Food Fairs, with promotions and offers in throughout the town.

So avoid the Bristol queues, buy something individual, and support your local market town - think Thornbury first!

Thornbury’s May Market was superb in terms of its setting, variety of stalls and atmosphere. Having a young family, we were happy in the knowledge that they were safe wandering around. We much prefer having the opportunity to buy fresh local produce rather than filling the pockets of supermarkets. Also, we feel it encourages a stronger community environment and provides a platform for people to take pride in their surroundings. (Julian)

Thornbury Fair Foods

If you can't wait for the next Food Fair to snap up your favourite foodie products, Thornbury Fair Foods at Bonds of Thornbury can help!

They'll connect you with local suppliers, allowing you to buy fresh, local food every week and collect your shopping from one central point in Thornbury.

Place an order via www.thornburyfairfoods.co.uk, by phone on 01454 858012, by email at or at Bonds of Thornbury, 14 The Plain, Thornbury, and they'll arrange for your shopping to be ready for collection or delivery (delivery is subject to charge).

Book a Stall

If you would like to book a stall at a future Thornbury Food Fair, please contact Bonds of Thornbury by phone on 01454 858007 or by email: .

Suggestions are welcomed for new stall-holders, particularly for fruit and vegetables.

Your comments

Please click here to send us your comments about the Food Fairs

Wow - what a great day that was. (Jonathan)

Butterfly Space

One of the stallholders at Thornbury's Food Fair is Butterfly Space, a volunteer community project in Nkhata Bay, Malawi, set up and run by Thornbury's Alice Leaper.

The money you spend at their stall helps them develop Butterfly as a unique community space; bringing together Malawians and passionate tourists.

Alice has built a Nursery School, runs a Youth Club, works with Albinos, HIV victims and Special Needs children.

She has set up widows' sewing groups and has built four adventure playgrounds, as well as supporting the outpatients department at the local hospital.

Alice wants soon to purchase a boat ambulance and from it set up cervical screening tests in the villages on the lakeside. She would also like to set people up with raising chickens and eggs as well as soap making and paper making.

Her ideas to support the local community are endless, and she is always looking for volunteers to help in a variety of ways.

For more information, visit www.butterfly-space.com

Litterbusters

Thornbury's Litterbusters group kindly tidy up at the end of the Thornbury Food Fairs.

For more information about Litterbusters, see our Environmental Organisations page.

Some photos on this page appear by kind permission of Bonds of Thornbury, Mullion Cove, Di Aldrich and Phillida Parsloe.