Highcliffe Food and Arts Festival

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The Highcliffe Food and Arts Festival returns this year and takes place on Saturday, June 11, and Sunday, June 12. The event, which started in 2015, will once again be held throughout the village centre in Lymington Road and on the Recreation Ground.

The festival is a free-to-attend event and more than 120 traders have already been confirmed covering all types of artisan food and drink. The unique aspect to the festival is the Arts and Crafts section which is styled as 'Crafts on the Green' and will be found on the Recreation Ground. This whole event features a huge range of specially curated crafts organised by a local company 'The Little Craft Shack'. The cookery theatre will feature demonstrations from celebrity chefs Jean-Christophe Novelli and the very popular Dorset-based Lesley Waters together with a host of celebrity chefs from local restaurants and hotels.

Two music stages will provide entertainment for the whole family and will feature several acts designed specifically for children. There will be plenty for all the family with children's craft workshops, a treasure hunt and the return of the 'Grow Your Own' tent featuring 'Highcliffe in Bloom.'

Special emphasis this year will be to support 'Plastic Free Highcliffe' with all stall holders having been asked to bring along compostable containers and cutlery.

For more information and regular updates see the festival website: www.highcliffefoodandartsfestival.co.uk.