Thornbury Food Fairs

The Thornbury Food Fairs are running four times in 2009: see the calendar for details.

The fairs, held on The Plain, Castle Street and the St Mary Centre, allow shoppers to choose from a wealth of butchery, poulterers, wine merchants and sweet delights, as well as enjoying a community event.

The dates coincide with a range of other events, from the Thornbury Arts Festival in Spring, to Christmas Craft Fairs in December, to attract both Thornbury residents and visitors from futher afield.

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

Many local shops entered into the spirit of the day with music and offers in various locations, so shoppers could avoid the Bristol queues, buy something individual, and support their local town - think Thornbury first!

Thornbury has a successful Farmers Market, which takes place on alternate Thursdays. The Saturday events are designed to allow people who are at work during the week to support local producers, slow food producers and market stalls.

I thought that 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. As a family, we much prefer to be given the opportunity of buying fresh local produce rather than filling the pockets of the likes of Tesco/Asda etc. Also, and possibly most importantly, I feel that 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 will connect you with the best of 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 will arrange for your purchases 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 fair, please contact Bonds of Thornbury by phone 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)

Litterbusters

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

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

Some photos on this page appear by kind permission of Bonds of Thornbury and Phillida Parsloe.