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Horsham District Food and Drink Festival

It’s not long now until the Horsham District Food and Drink Festival 2009. It starts on 
5th September and runs until 4th October 2009.

You can take part in The Big Nibble in Horsham Carfax as well as stacks of other events. Pick up a programme of events from us here at The Countryman in Shipley.

More good news … We are celebrating this prestigious event by giving 10% discount on all Countryman purchases throughout the festival. You can enjoy the home grown produce in our restaurant while you are
watching the free roaming Longhorn Cattle & Exmoor Ponies.

We have added much more to our home grown produce:

• Countryman own label Jams & Chutney’s
• Pickles & Relishes
• Sussex Gold Salad Dressings

To book or reserve a table, call 01403 741383.

National Volunteer Week has really struck a chord with local publican and proprietor Alan Vaughan of the Countryman Inn situated in the rural village of Shipley, West Sussex.

Having recently acquired a small plot of land behind the popular country pub, Alan would like to extend his support to local volunteers’ by inviting them to and by way of thanking them, he has generously decided to provide the volunteers’ and members’ of their families’ with meal vouchers in return for labour hours’.

“I’m fully aware that Volunteers come from all walks of life, and I get upset when society pigeon holes these people because there are a variety of reasons why people are not working; as an active supporter of the Community, I feel that we should provide good old fashioned support for everyone and be less judgemental too”. “ I’m also protective of any Volunteers’ who may be on benefits, and since I don’t want to jeopardise their income have decided to provide my team with “on the menu meals”, because I further believe in a pound for a pound and I simply don’t have the time to prepare the land myself”.

Known for his vigilant support in the community, Alan is also part of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s land share scheme and a proactive supporter too of the “keeping it local campaign”.

In so, all produce is meticulously bought and gathered from local suppliers’ within a strict twenty mile radius of The Countryman Inn. Perhaps this is why the pub deservedly so, wins much praise and awards.

We have opportunities for Diggers, Recyclers, and all manner of usual tasks expected when preparing rural land and anyone who would like to volunteer their services should contact Alan Vaughan on:

01403 741383
countrymaninn@btopenworld.com
www.countrymanshipley.co.uk

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We are listed under ‘Best Sussex Eating Experience’

This is the fourth year of the Sussex Food and Drink Awards!

We at The Countryman care about where our food comes from and want to support our local producers and farmers as much as possible, and these awards are intended to reward and encourage businesses like The Countryman, who use and promote our wonderful Sussex produce. Just some of our superb local suppliers are listed below.

Bough Cottage Farm
Downsview Farm
Bakers Farm
Cocoa Loco
Sean Hutchings
Bob Phillips
Crumbs Farm Shop
Steve Hardy’s Syswood Fruits
Brighton & Newhaven Fish Sales
D & D Selsey Fisheries
Dark Star Brewery