Loch Fyne Food Fair celebrates 21 years

The renowned Loch Fyne Food Fair which takes place on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th May 2011, at the fields next to the Loch Fyne Oyster Bar, Cairndow, celebrates its 21st anniversary this year. The fair will be open from 11am – 6pm and is free to attend. The event, which has been running since 1990, expects to attract over 4,000 visitors this year. There will be over thirty-five stands showcasing a variety of food, activities, crafts and live music, as well as a dedicated children’s fair hosting a whole range of exciting activities including ‘Bubblepods’. The fair will also feature live music throughout both days and a craft tent including the local community artists’ network Artmap Argyll. The 21st celebrations will include a ‘key to the door’ treasure hunt and ‘A special day out’ for anyone coming whose 21st Birthday is the same weekend! Alongside Loch Fyne Oysters own seafood stands, stalls will include Food From Argyll producers, as seen at T in the Park, Belladrum and Connect festivals: Winston Churchill Venison, Barbreck Farms, Bumble Puddings. The food tent also features other Scottish producers such as Great Glen Game, Orkney Herrings, Arbroath Smokies, Crystal Shortbread, and Ayrshire Confections. There will be three bars stocked by Fyne Ales, Wines from the Loch Fyne Oyster Bar and the Spencerfield Spirit Company. Marking the occasion the Saturday night Ceilidh (14th May from 8pm) will feature live music from Scottish Ceilidh ban Rusty Nail. Ceilidh tickets are available from Loch Fyne Oysters at a cost of £8 and under 16s go free. To book for the Ceilidh, email info@lochfyne.com or call 01479 600 487. Day time entry Free. Parking £3 per vehicle. See www.lochfyne.com for all details of Loch Fyne Oysters events. Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd – background Loch Fyne started with one inspirational idea – to grow oysters in the clear, fertile waters of Loch Fyne. It has since developed into a cluster of businesses whose success is built on an honest approach to superb quality food. All Loch Fyne businesses abide by the guiding environmental principles established by founders John Noble and Andy Lane at the outset. The companies work together to ensure that only the very best produce – farmed and fished to the highest quality and environmental standards – reaches the kitchens and plates of their customers. Along with the smokehouse and shellfish farms at the base of Loch Fyne are the Loch Fyne Farm shop and the Oyster Bar, the genesis behind the Loch Fyne Restaurant group, now owned by Greene King with whom Loch Fyne Oysters have both supply and licence agreements in place. Loch Fyne Oysters work closely with the Marine Conservation Society and is one of its Oceans 25 Ambassadors. ENDS This information and further details from Mia O’Neill T: 01786 435 182 E: mia@denvirmarketing.com