Rumwell Farm Shop is hosting a Rumwell by Candlelight event from 5pm until 8pm on Thursday 10 December to raise money for two local charities – Somerset Sight and bibic. Anne Mitchell, joint owner of the Rumwell Farm Shop and Café, said: “For this event the shop will be lit by hundreds of candles to …
Welly’s oldest –and newest – pub should be open by the end of January. Builders have gutted the interior of the Green Dragon and begun work on refurbishing the South St pub. “We’re creating a very traditional pub style plus new accommodation and excellent catering,” said Andy Purkiss, regional manager for the new owners. The …
Rumwell Farm Shop is beginning the countdown to Christmas with a free Christmas Tasting Day on Saturday 7 November from 9am until 3pm. Anne Mitchell, Co-Owner of the farm shop and café, said: “The Christmas Tasting Day is the ideal chance for people to sample locally sourced items perfect for the festive season. There’ll be …
Rumwell Farm Shop was voted Best Independent Food Shop of the Year at the Somerset Life Food & Drink Awards 2015. The shop was the overall winner in the category at the awards’ ceremony on 23 October at Junction 24. Anne Mitchell, joint owner of the independent farm shop and café, said: “We would like …
Potters makes Britain’s best sausages – and that’s official. Tim Potter’s son Chris has just taken the Champion of Champions award at the trade’s annual competition in London, beating 18 other regional bangers to the gold award. Chris, who won with his own recipe for a pork, turkey, and cranberry sausage, said he was “speechless” …
The Transition Town Wellington are holding a chutney-making session on Saturday 17th October at the Methodist church, 12.30-4.30. This follows a successful soup-making session and apple- juicing day within the last month. As the Sustainable Food Group, an offshoot of TTW, they hope to help people in Wellington learn the skills of using, storing and …
Young master chefs aged between 5 and 11 years old can test their culinary skills in a new competition run by Rumwell Farm Shop. The challenge is for entrants to create a dish using British apples as the main ingredient to create pies, chutneys, crumbles – or other tasty morsels. Dishes must be submitted to …
The Golden Kitchen on the High Street opened for business this week. The former Frydays fish and chip shop has been enlarged, refitted and completely transformed to accommodate a new outlet with a wider range of fast food. The menu includes kebabs and burgers as well as the traditional fish and chips. Opening hours are …
Three local food and drink outlets have been shortlisted for this year’s Somerset Life Food and Drink Awards. Rosie’s Larder in Wellington and Rumwell Farm Shop are both in the shortlist for the ‘Best Independent Food Shop of the Year’ and The Anchor Inn at Hillfarance is in the final three for the ‘Best Somerset …
Organisers of the 10th Wellington Food Town were able to enjoy the results of their hard work when 70 stallholders chose to bring their produce to the town and big crowds turned out to enjoy what has become a prestigious celebration of food grown and made locally and from around the world. Celebrated multi Michelin …
Saturday will see the biggest-ever Food Town event, 10 years after Wellington’s first celebration of the outstanding food and drink available in the area. Over 70 stalls will fill High St and South St, closed to traffic for the day, providing an amazing range of produce from artisan bread to local ciders. Add in live …
