new BRITISH FOOD FORTNIGHT Regional Awards 2019
Published 22nd June 2019
British Food
Fortnight is a national celebration of British food and drink. This flagship event which celebrates all that
is great about our home-grown produce is held annually at the same time as
harvest festivals are celebrated across the land. British Food Fortnight is THE opportunity for
anyone who works within the food and drink industry to come together and
promote the benefits of buying and eating the food and drink this country produces.
A national competition is run annually in
association with Co-op, to look for the best community celebration of British
food taking place that year during British Food Fortnight.
I've been a member of Love British Food since 2013 and since
then have been actively promoting the British Food Fortnight campaign. Back in 2015 I was asked to become Community Volunteer (East Midlands) to play a regional
role in promoting the campaign.
To encourage more East Midlands businesses,
organisations and groups to engage with the celebrations and be tempted to
enter the national competition, I approached the organisers at Love
British Food at the beginning of this year to ask if I could organise and
sponsor East Midlands regional competitions. There is a chance to win one of the 3 prize
certificates up for grabs – Winner; Runner Up and Highly Commended - the same 3 award certificates will be available to
compete for in all the East Midland counties of Nottinghamshire,
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire and Rutland and of course my home county of Lincolnshire.
I
felt that the winners of the national competition always seemed to come from
the south and that we didn’t have a winner from the East Midlands and that’s
why I thought organising local awards would help motivate everyone up here to
celebrate British Food Fortnight and hopefully encourage them to also enter the
national competition.
British Food Fortnight 2019 takes place between 21st
September and 6th October.
Leisa Pickles from Find Me the Leads Ltd
and Lauren Clark, County Development Officer at Nottingham Young Farmers Clubs (both
from Nottinghamshire) also became East Midlands Community Supporters for Love
British Food this Spring and along with me will judge local entries and award
the finalists with their certificates shortly after British Food Fortnight
ends, with a photo opportunity and press coverage for the winners.
We want to encourage smaller groups,
individuals or those who don’t have big budgets for such events (but who have
lots of passion, drive and community spirit) to enter these Regional Awards by creating a community event promoting and celebrating their
local and British food.
How to enter the British Food Fortnight Lincolnshire Regional
Awards:
Get involved for 2019 - How to enter:
- Hold a celebratory
event during or around British Food Fortnight (which could also include a
best decorated shop window display and food tastings) between 21st
September and 6th October 2019.
- Take
plenty of photos and post them on your social media sites don’t forget to
include @lovebritishfood
@Ownsworths #BritishFoodFortnight #BritishFoodisGreat in every tweet or facebook post
- Email details of your event to info@lovebritishfood.co.uk before midday on 18th October 2019.
- Want ideas of what your group can do? Visit www.lovebritishfood.co.uk click on the heading British Food Fortnight and scroll down to Taking Part. Here you will find sections for Caterers/Food Service, Consumers, Councils, Producers, Pubs/Restaurants/Hotels, Public Procurement, Retailers, Schools, Universities, Churches/Faith Leaders and all the inspiration you could need!