Posts Tagged ‘North Shields’
International flavour for North Shields Bank Holiday festival
North East chefs and producers brought an international flavour to this year’s North Shields Proper Food and Drink Festival. The Bank Holiday weekend event – held in Northumberland Square for the eighth year – offered visitors tastes to try from India, the Middle East, Greece, Germany, Spain, South America and Italy. The festival also provided…
Read MoreFree Early May Bank Holiday festival heading to North Shields
Lovers of locally produced food and drink are in for a treat over the Early May Bank Holiday when a popular free event returns to Northumberland Square in North Shields. The Proper Food and Drink Festival has taken place in the town every year since 2012 and provides a showcase for dozens of artisan chefs,…
Read MoreLifeline for charity which helps hidden victims of abuse
A North Shields-based charity has been given a financial lifeline to carry on helping the area’s hidden victims of domestic abuse. The Acorns Project – whose specialist staff support 500 young local people and their families every year – has been awarded a contract by North Tyneside Council and a grant from Children in Need…
Read MoreProper Food and Drink Festival promotes new wave of drinks producers
The first Proper Food and Drink Festival of 2017, held in North Shields over the Bank Holiday weekend, highlighted the growing popularity of a new wave of drinks producers. The Three Kings Brewery, based in the town and one of 60 producers featured at the festival, started making beer five years ago. It now…
Read MoreNorth Shields to kick off 2017 Proper Food and Drink Festivals
Lovers of locally-produced food and drink are set for an extra special treat later this month when a hugely popular festival returns to North Shields. This year the town’s Proper Food and Drink Festival will be held over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend, allowing an extra day for visitors to sample some of the…
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