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Food Glorious Food, Pop Up Winter Event Prize Competition Winners Announced!

In December we held our winter media event, a Pop Up Christmas-themed foodie extravaganza! Big thanks to our lovely friends at The Pop Up Hotel and Rock Food and Events and to all that attended. We hope you enjoyed it and managed to sample some of the wonderful food and drink that was on offer from across the country.
We set a competition to win some amazing prizes. The winners and their prizes are listed below:

1. Prize: A two night break in NewcastleGateshead including a stay at the Hilton courtesy of Newcastle Gateshead Initiative
Winner: Rupert Parker

2. Prize: An overnight stay at Willow Tree House Hotel in Rye courtesy of Hastings and 1066 Country
Winner: Alessia Horwich

3. Prize: A two night stay on a Forest Holidays Caravan and Camping sites courtesy of the Camping and Caravanning Club
Winner: Anthony Lambert 
 
Congratulations and a big thank you to everyone who took part!
The original questions and answers are listed below:

Question 1: How many of the wonderful food and drinks at the event hail from Hampshire?
Answer: 9 (including the sausages)

Cakes from Newlyn’s Farm Shop and Cookery School in Hampshire
Pork Belly from Hyden Farm in Hampshire
Naked Jam from Hampshire - Lime marmalade, Cherry plum, and Three berry
Nisi’s Artisan Bakery from Hampshire - Amaretti Biscuits
Laverstoke Park Farm Buffalo Mozzarella, from Hampshire
Cresson Savoury Shortbreads from Hampshire
Pork Pies from Newlyn's Farm Shop and Cookery School in Hampshire
Black Jack Porter from Flack Manor Brewer in Hampshire

Question 2: How many brands of crisps were available at the event?
Answer: 4

Seabrook Crisps from Bradford, Yorkshire
Kent Crisps
Fiddles Lancaster Crisps
Burt’s Crisps from Devon

Question 3: Who won the sausage tasting contest?
Answer: A Turners and Sons Ltd.  Hair of the Dog (Hampshire)

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