Food fair on Town menu
Scarborough Food Fair: New event take place every third Saturday
THE WELL-KNOWN song “Are you going to Scarborough Fair?” will take on a whole new meaning in future.
For organisers are planning a monthly food fair in the town centre to highlight all that is best from the area.
Foodie folks gathered in the town’s Westborough, Scarborough on Saturday March 21 when the new monthly Scarborough Food Fair arrived in town for its first outing.
As the famous song says, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme could also be on the menu as the March event was the first of 2015 with other dates taking place on the third Saturday each month until November.
There will then be a special two day market on Saturday and Sunday December 5 and 6 which organisers say will be a real festive treat.
The events will feature stalls in the town centre from 9.30am to 4pm selling a variety of Yorkshire produce such as artisan breads, cakes, meats and preserves.
Scarborough Fair is a joint venture between Scarborough Borough Council and organisers of the highly successful Malton Monthly Food Market.
Nick Taylor, Investment Manager at Scarborough Borough Council, is optimistic that Scarborough Food Fair will help to draw new regular shoppers to the town centre and provide an extra attraction for tourists.
He said: “It’s absolutely right for Scarborough to have its own regular Food Fair and I’m really excited by the potential.
“Food markets are a great way to encourage people to shop locally and have proved really popular in many other towns across Yorkshire”.
The monthly food market in Malton, for example, attracts 35 stalls and visitors from far and wide.
Stallholder Lance Underwood of Yorkshire Wold Sausage said: “We have a great selection of local food producers in the region and food markets such as this are a great opportunity for us to sell our products direct to the public”.
Caroline Anderson, one of Scarborough Food Fair’s organisers, said: “The appeal of outdoor food markets has really come into its own in recent years and we are keen to encourage shoppers to buy beautifully crafted foods and celebrate Yorkshire produce.”