The organisers of Stone Food and Drink Festival have teamed up with Sandon Hall to stage a great new event in Staffordshire’s calendar – the first Sandon Spring Fair.
The event, which takes place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th April 2016, was inspired by the hall’s summer craft fair that attracted over 1,000 visitors last year. This year, Sandon Hall general manager Jon Guard is keen to add a strong ‘foodie’ dimension to the event, with a host of other new attractions also taking shape. To bring the food and drink element to fruition, he approached Richard Stevens, chairman of the Community Interest Company that runs the Stone Food & Drink Festival, for advice.
[box type=”shadow” ]Jon said: “I met Richard initially to pick his brains on how best to incorporate a successful food element to Sandon Spring Fair, but we found ourselves bouncing ideas around and realised that by working together we could create something really special. Having Richard and his team’s expertise in handling the food element of the event is fantastic, and we’re really looking forward to what we hope will become a red letter day in the Staffordshire social calendar.”[/box]
[box type=”shadow” ]Richard Stevens, Stone Food & Drink Festival Chairman, added: “We’re hugely excited to be a part of Sandon Spring Fair – we’ll in no way be recreating what happens at the Stone Food & Drink Festival, but food – and drink – lovers will certainly find plenty to keep them busy. This looks set to become a great event with a unique character, all taking place in a beautiful setting.
“Our share of any profit from the event will also be a useful way to help boost the coffers of the Stone Food & Drink Festival, as one of our key funding sources has come to an end this year. The festival costs a huge amount to run, so we’re always looking for ways to ensure that the event has enough in the bank to survive should we have a particularly poor year due to bad weather or other circumstances beyond our control.”[/box]
Alongside craft stalls and food and drink exhibitors, visitors to the event will enjoy live music, fun family activities, craft and cookery demonstrations, historic house tours and have the chance to explore the hall’s 50-acre formal garden in all its springtime glory.
[box type=”info” ]Sandon Spring Fair will take place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th April 2016, with admission at £6 per person (accompanied under-16s free). For more information, or to benefit from advance ‘early bird’ discount for online ticket sales, visit www.sandonspringfair.co.uk. Stallholders interesting in exhibiting should email info@sandonhall.co.uk[/box]
