Farmers will be encouraging people to tuck into a hearty breakfast during Farmhouse Breakfast Week (January 22/28, 2012).
NFU members will be inviting folk to shake up their wake up and sample locally produced breakfast fare. They will be highlighting the importance of breakfast to a healthy lifestyle and even breakfast skippers may not be able to resist some of the scrumptious food on offer at events across the South East.
To mark the week, East Sussex NFU members Gill and Bryan Hesselgrave will be hosting charity breakfasts at their home, Stone House Farm, Hellingly, BN27 4HD on January 17 and January 18 (Tuesday and Wednesday), between 9.15am and 1.30pm. The breakfasts feature local produce including bacon, sausages, preserves and apple juice. People are asked to make a £7 donation and advance booking is essential as these events are often oversubscribed– tel: 01323 844613.
Commuters at Frant station, Bells Yew Green, East Sussex will be able to grab an early bird breakfast bap cooked on the platform by NFU members from 6.30am/8.30am on January 25 (Wednesday). Breakfast will feature produce from Renhurst Farm Shop, Mark Cross, near Crowborough.
On the Isle of Wight, people using West Wight Sports Centre at Freshwater on January 28 (Saturday) will enjoy free sporting activities. They will also be able to claim a breakfast voucher for a free Island farmhouse breakfast bap, between 8.30am until 11.30am. This event is supported by the NFU and the NHS.
Visit www.shakeupyourwakeup.com for more ways to Shake Up Your Wake Up.
For photo/filming opportunities, contact NFU South East PR Officer Isobel Bretherton tel: 01730 711956/07778 002617. Or the following organisers:-
January 17/18 – Hellingly, East Sussex
Gill Hesselgrave of Stone House Farm, Hellingly tel: 01323 844613.
January 25 – Frant station, Bells Yew Green, East Sussex
Frant and Mayfield NFU chairman Ian Russell of Eridge, near Crowborough tel: 07799 714691.
Richard Padfield of Renhurst Farm, Mark Cross, near Crowborough tel: 01892 662853.
January 28 – West Wight Sports Centre, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
Judi Griffin, Briddlesford Lodge Farm, Wootton tel: 01983 882239.
Notes To Editors:
For information about Farmhouse Breakfast Week 2012 (22 – 28 January) please visit www.shakeupyourwakeup.com follow @breakfastweek on Twitter and like this initiative at www.facebook.com/shakeupyourwakeup
Farmhouse Breakfast Week is organised by HGCA, which is the cereals and oilseeds division of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) www.ahdb.org.uk HGCA aims to deliver a world class arable industry through independence, innovation and investment. It funds research, marketing, export and promotional activities for the cereals and oilseeds sector in the UK. www.hgca.com HGCA is a financial supporter of the Red Tractor quality assurance scheme www.redtractor.org.uk
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