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Another gong for the Food Festival

The Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival has been shortlisted for the Tourism Event of the Year category of the Beautiful South Awards 2012-13.

A fantastic number of entrants for the prestigious Beautiful South Awards for Excellence 2012-13 has resulted in an impressive shortlist. Entrants representing tourism’s highest achievers from across the South East include Two Hoots Campsite in Hampshire, Beaulieu Enterprises Ltd also in Hampshire, Watts Gallery in Surrey and Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.

Other finalists in the Tourism Event of the Year category include: Beaulieu International Autojumble, Shakespeare Festival, The Hampshire Food Festival and Wallingford Food Festival 2012.
The all important envelopes will be opened on 28 November at an evening of celebration hosted by Tourism South East at Denbies Wine Estate, Surrey, with Heart FM’s Toby Anstis presenting the awards.

“We’re thrilled with the high calibre of entrants this year and their amazing achievements,” comments Peter Colling, Managing Director of Tourism South East. “The standard of all entrants is exceptional this year and the shortlist selection has proved extremely challenging. In the current economic climate it is more important than ever to provide an outstanding visitor experience and we are delighted to recognise their efforts. I congratulate all who have been shortlisted and look forward to seeing them on 28 November.”

Meanwhile plans for 2013 are hotting up for the Brighton and Hove Food and Drink Festival’s Spring Harvest including the Big Sussex Market & Live Food Show on Good Friday 29 – Easter Saturday 30 March, and the Children’s Food Festival, Mini Mix Off and Brighton Fish Festival on Saturday 6 –Sunday 7 April.

Photo: Julia Claxton