Christmas Food and Gift Fair
The Christmas Food and Gift Fair took place from November 25th to 27th, 2011, and more than 6,000 visitors came through the Epic Centre's doors. It was generously supported by the Tastes of Lincolnshire and Select Lincolnshire Partnership.
As well as hundreds of stalls to shop from guests were also entertained in the cookery demonstration theatre by Rachel Green, Karen Migliore, Lorraine Bellis, Samantha Ford and Geoff Adams with the Wine and Glass Company whilst upstairs in the craft demonstration area visitors were able to join in with papercraft activities and find out more about knitting and crochet with Marion Sander and Carol Parker. The Fair was also treated to some festive live music from the Silver Sounds Brass Band.
Dates for your diary: 2012's Christmas Food and Gift Fair will take place on Saturday, November 24th and Sunday, November 25th with a preview evening for Tastes of Lincolnshire Members and Lincolnshire Agricultural Society Members on Friday, November 23rd. Find out more about Lincolnshire Agricultural Society Membership, which is open to all, by calling 01522 585504. For information about exhibiting, email trade@lincs-events.co.uk
These were the stands providing a tempting range of goodies in 2011:
| Name | StandNo |
| Barn Bacon Company | 3 |
| Belleau Smokery | 95 |
| Blue River Jewellery | 71 |
| Book Events by The Book People | 83 |
| Bowser Brothers | 101 |
| Bracken Hill Fine Foods | 81 |
| Bradgate Woodcraft | 86 |
| Brocklebys | 65 |
| Brogan Food Company | 100 |
| Cherrydale Alpacas & ALH Leather | 68 |
| Chocelate | 18 |
| Classic Coffee | 44 |
| Cliffside Windows | 82 |
| Cogglesford Mill | 27 |
| Cote Hill Cheese | 39 |
| Croft Apiaries | 38 |
| Curry Pro (Curry Sauce Company) | 1 |
| Dickinson & Morris | 54 |
| Divine Inspiration Interiors | 6 |
| Dotty Pig & Zukie Style | 79 |
| Drift Ashore | 17 |
| Duck Fat Roasties | 102 |
| F W Read & Sons Ltd | 47 |
| Family Footsteps | 67 |
| Farrar's | 84 |
| Fen Farm Venison (N Wesley & Son) | 22 |
| Forever Living Products | 28 |
| Fruit Bat Designs Ltd | 25 |
| G B Italia UK | 55 |
| Garden Gift Shop | 37 |
| Gourangaoo | 29 |
| Greendog Deli Products | 14 |
| Guide Dogs Lincolnshire | 97 |
| Gwatkin Cider Co Ltd | 51 |
| Hawkmoon Crafts | 31 |
| Home Farm Fowls | 11 |
| Horncastle Cake Art | 20 |
| Ivy House Sloe Gin | 5 |
| Jack Straws Countrystore | 15 |
| Karen Middleton Illustration | 33 |
| Lincoln Red Cattle Society | 13 |
| Lincolnshire Agricultural Society | 43 |
| Lincolnshire Events Centre | 43 |
| Lincolnshire Sauce Company | 78 |
| Lincolnshire Today Magazine | 75 |
| Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust | 62 |
| Lymn Bank Farm Cheese Co | 35 |
| Marron Cider & Liqueurs | 40 |
| Med Foods Ltd | 16 |
| Mks Food Distribution | 12 |
| Modens Lincolnshire Plum Bread Company | 92 |
| Mountain's Boston Sausage | 64 |
| Mr Pitchfork's Pickles | 26 |
| Myers Quality Bakers Ltd | 49 |
| Natural Game | 106 |
| Oak Tree Farm | 46 |
| Oak Tree Farm | 107 |
| Olive Oil From France | 21 |
| Phoenix Trading | 72 |
| Pigzmightfry | 105 |
| Pipers Crisps | 96 |
| Pocklingtons Bakery | 60 |
| Premier Kitchens & Bedrooms | 90 |
| Primrose Free Range Eggs | 70 |
| Putting On The Style | 30 |
| Razzle Dazzle | 52 |
| Red Star Chocolate | 57 |
| Riverford Organic Vegetables Ltd | 8 |
| Riverside Food Services Ltd | 63 |
| Riverside Food Services Ltd | 99 |
| Rose Cottage Pies | 74 |
| The Woodland Trust | |
| Saints & Sinners | 53 |
| Sarah Lucy's | 89 |
| Sciolti Botanical Chocolates | 41 |
| Shaw Meats Ltd | 93 |
| Surma Secrets Spices Ltd | 58 |
| Sweets of Yesteryear | 48 |
| The Cherry Tree | 34 |
| The Old Fashioned Pudding Company | 36 |
| The Real Ale Store | 94 |
| The Real Tea & Coffee Company | 4 |
| The Select Lincolnshire & Tastes of Lincolnshire Partnership | 42 |
| The Wine and Glass Co. | 24 |
| Thierry Daugeron Catering Ltd | 2 |
| Thorpe Latimer Traditional Farm Meats Ltd | 59 |
| Thorpe Latimer Traditional Farm Meats Ltd | 98 |
| Truly Scrumptious | 73 |
| Ugly Bug Ceramics | 85 |
| Uncle Henry's Farmshop & Cafe | 23 |
| W E Botterill & Son | 61 |
| W J Gresham & Son | 9 |
| Welbournes Bakery | 19 |
| Wilsford Woodcrafts | 7 |
| Woodlands Organic Farm | 50 |
