Wealth of wares offered at 20th Long Clawson Artisan Food and Gift Fayre

The 20th annual Long Clawson Food and Gift Fayre on Saturday was a wonderful showcase of the variety and ingenuity of local artisans.
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Nov 2018, 08:17 BST
Updated 20th Nov 2018, 09:21 BST
Long Clawson Artisan Food and Gift Fayre was busy again PHOTO: Tim WilliamsLong Clawson Artisan Food and Gift Fayre was busy again PHOTO: Tim Williams
Long Clawson Artisan Food and Gift Fayre was busy again PHOTO: Tim Williams

Products for sale ranged between carefully created fabric crafts to complex wood carvings, quality wines to intricately decorated cakes.

Over 35 stalls, each offering something different, included a good number of new stallholders alongside many regulars.

A couple of stallholders even chose to be outside to spread their wares more widely than the space in the two large halls would allow.

Tim Brown displays all the local food and drink available at the Melton Cheeseboard PHOTO: Tim WilliamsTim Brown displays all the local food and drink available at the Melton Cheeseboard PHOTO: Tim Williams
Tim Brown displays all the local food and drink available at the Melton Cheeseboard PHOTO: Tim Williams
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    A raffle for some 50 plus prizes was drawn at the close of the fayre and the prizes (restaurant and other vouchers, rugby tickets, wines, etc) are being distributed to winners.

    The many visitors who wanted to spend a longer time at the fayre availed themselves of the delicious homemade soups and cakes, all generously produced in kitchens within the village. The morning bacon butties also proved popular.

    For the two registered charities who join together to organise the Long Clawson Artisan Food and Gift Fayre, St Remigius Church and Long Clawson Village Hall and Recreation Ground, the event raised almost £3,000, a welcome addition to funding.

    The fayre’s committee members are grateful to the wider village community for their practical help and support, without which the standards reached could not be attained.