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No food and drink festival would be complete without bringing you the chance to meet the region’s best producers, and sample and buy from a fabulous and comprehensive producers market.

Around 30 producers are expected to take part, together providing everything you need to create your own wonderful regional dish at home. Pick up some tips and recipe cards in Learn, and then stroll over to try and buy your ingredients from the producers themselves!

Bexton Cheese
Bexton Cheese is the producer of a wide range of handmade farmhouse cheeses that come in a wide range of flavours.

Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses
The Butler family has been making farmhouse cheese in the lush pasturelands of Lancashire’s stunning Beacon Fell for over 70 years. Milk is sourced exclusively from 14 farms within a 10 mile radius of the dairy. Using recipes that have been handed down through the generations the cheeses are handmade using open vat methods of production making each cheese unique to Butlers.

Delemere Dairy
Producers of a delicious range of goats milk based dairy products, including milk, yogurts, butter and a selection of cheeses. All products are made using pasteurised milk from welfare assured goat herds.

Duerdens Confectionary
Established in 1922 by the grandparents of the present owner, Duerden's produce high quality fudges and toffee using original family recipes, some of which date back to the middle 1800's.

Lakeland Picnic/Savin Hill Farm
Lakeland Picnics are freshly made at Savin Hill Farm in the Lyth Valley, South Cumbria. Items inside the picnic boxes are carefully selected to include some of the best tastes and flavours of the region. Bringing the skills and passion of many small producers throughout the North West together in one special package. We also provide delicious hot foods for your special event. From award winning sausages and burgers made by Lakeland Picnic at Savin Hill to freshly filled sandwiches on local breads. Please contact us should you require something bespoke for your special event.

Make us a Brew
Make Us A Brew! brings you the coolest cuppa in town courtesy of DJ, cartoonist and tea-lover Mr Scruff. After years of sharing his love of tea by serving it at his clubs Mr Scruff decided to source his own tea and set up his own tea company. Make Us A Brew! launched a range of organic brews earlier this year including its Fairtrade English Breakfast, Forest Fruit (especially for berry freaks), Yerba Mate (a South American favourite caffeine kick) and their now famous Mint and Chilli (tasting is believing). Mr Scruff designed the packaging (printed on recycled cardboard of course) himself using his unique cartoon style. Come and try them all plus a few new brews they're taste-testing exclusively at Summer in the Park ...

Mrs Dowson's Ice Cream
The Dowson family have farmed the lush pastures of the Ribble Valley since 1954, producing milk and cream, as well as the fabulous Mrs Dowsons Real Dairy Ice Cream, made using the milk and cream from their own Holstein herd and the very best flavour ingredients available.

Natural Balance Foods
Natural Balance Foods, a little British Company devoted to increasing world happiness with healthier snacks, humour and helpfulness. That means we make delicious, good-for-you food, do our best to help others, and try to spread a little joy along the way. Nakd and Trek are unlike anything on the market. 100% natural, 100% Vegan, made raw, no added sugar, nothing artificial, and bursting with character. Pure, Simple, and Shockingly Scrummy!

Northern Harvest
Award winning home delivery from Northern Harvest. Over 3000 delicious products comprising fruit; salad; vegetables; fish; meat; dairy; bread; fresh pressed juices; cakes; preserves and much more. Ring 01942 608299 for a free catalogue or browse/shop online at www.northernharvest.co.uk

Seasons Fresh Farm Produce
This company produces a great variety of quality meats such as venison, liver, diced steak, mince, sausages, along with the more seasonal game, turkey, lamb and much more.

The Good Bag Co.
Just one environmentally friendly jute shopper from "The Good Bag Co" would remove the need of ever using a plastic bag again !

Urban Coffee Co
Urban Coffee Co was founded primarily to orivide fabulous ethically and locally sourced coffee to events and workplaces. They are an independant mobile barista service with a vibrant, stylish van and state of the art coffee machine. They also serve speciality teas, fairtrade hot chocolate, chilled drinks, cakes and biscuits.

Urban Fresh Fruit
Urban Fresh Fruits are bags of pure and delicious dried fruit snacks. They definitely don't add sugar or preservatives. Why would you? Think of them as a tasty choice instead of chocolate or crisps or just as an easy way of getting more fruit in your busy day. Because they contain fruit, fruit and fruit there's plenty of vitamins, fibre and all round fruit goodness squished into every little fruit bag...

Zeus Canapes
Zeus Canapes produces handmade canapes, tart and sushi items for trade and private clients. Their products are handmade using fresh and, where possible, locally produced ingredients. They currently deliver to Derbyshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, North Wales, Staffordshire and Yorkshire.

 

Win two weekend passes including afternoon tea at Cup and loads of Mr Scruff goodies!

Well done to Helen Davies from Bolton who won 2 weekend passes and a load of Mr Scruff goodies! Don't worry if you didn't win, there's still chance to buy tickets and see Mr Scruff, just click on 'buy tickets' at the top.

Make Us A Brew! give you the coolest cuppa in town courtesy of DJ, cartoonist and tea-lover Mr Scruff. After years of sharing his love of tea by serving it at his clubs Mr Scruff decided to source his own tea and set up his own tea company. Make Us A Brew! launched a range of organic brews earlier this year including its Fairtrade English Breakfast, Forest Fruit (especially for berry freaks), Yerba Mate (a South American favourite caffeine kick) and their now famous Mint and Chilli (tasting is believing). Mr Scruff designed the packaging (printed on recycled cardboard of course) himself using his unique cartoon style. Try them all plus a few new brews they're taste-testing exclusively at Summer in the Park.
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BABY LOVES DISCO EXCLUSIVE FESTIVAL APPEARANCE!

Baby Loves Disco is making its debut Festival appearance at Summer in the Park! The original dance party for parents and children from 6mths - 7yrs will be one of the headline attractions for the 'Play in the Park' area of the Festival, with the whole BLD experience recreated... in the park. DJs, Dance games, dance lessons and a super cool chill out area will form just some of the fun for the BLD Marquee, with sessions taking place all day! Healthy, fun, organic snacks will be provided by Organix, and best of all, its all FREE!
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SUMMER IN THE PARK MUSIC LINE UP ANNOUNCED

Summer in the Park are proud to reveal the musical side of our multi-faceted line up. A host of Manchester favourites will be providing the soundtrack to the North's most exciting food and drink festival this Summer, making this the best ticket you'll buy all Summer!
I Am Kloot are headlining the main stage on Saturday while Mr Scruff, The Earlies and Liam Frost are doing the same on Sunday. For the full line up click on 'Music in the Park' above, and then click on 'Buy Tickets' to get yours before our 'Early Bird Discount' runs out!
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