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Abergavenny at 25

Abergavenny Food Festival turns 25 years old. Sheila Dillon spends the weekend there to discover what impact the festival has had on the town and surrounding areas.

25 years ago two Monmouthshire farmers had a plan. BSE had hit the rural area hard, and they wanted to create a food festival to showcase the area's produce. They set about putting it together in the relatively unknown town of Abergavenny. 25 years on and the event is now one of the UK's best known food festivals that attracts a star-studded line up of chefs and producers, hosting demonstrations and discussions and much more.

Sheila Dillon has been going to the festival for many years, and in this programme finds out why Abergavenny Food Festival has had such success, how it continues to stay relevant, and what impact it has beyond the town.

Presented by Sheila Dillon
Produced in Bristol for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Audio by Natalie Donovan

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29 minutes

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Mon 25 Sep 2023 15:30
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