Dorset: PR News Release

News Release: 5th March 2013

Dorset Seafood Festival Announces Dorset Echo as Media Partner

The Dorset Echo is announced as one of the main media partners of this year’s Dorset Seafood Festival, 13^th & 14^th July.  The event will take over the picturesque setting of Weymouth Harbour for the sixth year to deliver the UK’s largest free seafood street food festival. The Dorset Echo will play an important role in driving awareness for the event across it vast news platforms. As a celebration of the sea and all its bounty the event will once again be supported by title sponsor Pommery Champagne for the third consecutive year. Taking place over two days the Dorset Seafood Festival brings together celebrity and local chefs, over 80 stalls serving freshly cooked seafood dishes and, for the first time this year, a collaborative pop-up cinema event of 20,000 Leagues under the Sea with DJ and musicians providing the film’s soundtrack.

Weymouth Harbour provides the perfect setting for the Dorset Seafood Festival; Pommery Champagne corks are ready to pop again across pavement bars overlooking one of the UKs few working harbours. Visitors will enjoy freshly shucked oysters whilst the aroma of seafood being cooked around the harbour fills the air. Joining the conviviality will be local chefs Mark Hix, Mat Follas, John Wright, Lesley Waters, Russell Brown and from the South West Richard Bertinet, Matt Cook and Duncan Lucas. These well known chefs will be demonstrating some of their favourite fish dishes on the festival’s famous demonstration stages.

“We are delighted that the Dorset Echo will once again be one of the main media partners of the Dorset Seafood Festival. We are very appreciative of the coverage and awareness that they deliver for this increasingly popular event. We are looking forward to delivering a more extended and diverse programme this year, only made possible with the support of our sponsors; Pommery Champagne, Weird Fish clothing, Roasting Plank and Cono Sur Wines. Whilst enjoyment is at the heart of the event we also are committed to raising much needed funds for our chosen charity The Fishermen’s Mission. From last year’s event we were able to donate £12,539.60 to the charity,” commented Brian Cooper Dorset Seafood Festival committee member.

For more information about the event visit www.dorsetseafood.co.uk and for information on where to stay visit http://www.visitweymouth.co.uk/

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Notes to the Editor

1.      News release supplied by Tandem  Marketing; for more information please contact Lisa Worthington 01305 458414 or 07889 403185 www.tandem-marketing.co.uk

2.      Visit www.dorsetseafood.co.uk for videos and images from previous events.

3.      A Dorset Seafood Festival app is also available http://www.dorsetseafood.co.uk/pages.aspx/iPhone_App

Partner / Sponsor & Charity Information

The Fishermen’s Mission

The Fishermen’s Mission is the only fishermen’s charity that provides emergency support alongside practical and emotional care. It helps all fishermen, active or retired, and their families. It does this by:

• Offering immediate assistance, day or night, to the families of fishermen who have been killed or seriously injured
• Looking after the survivors of fishing boat accidents· Helping injured or ill fishermen to find medical help· Finding emergency housing and food if necessary
• Supporting fishermen’s families in the case of illness, distress or financial difficulties·
• Alleviating loneliness by visiting retired fishermen and their families at home or in hospital
• Offering welfare and support to overseas fishermen, working in the UK fishing industry, especially those who have to live onboard boats· Providing Christian pastoral and practical help, including problems with debt, sickness, bereavement, family difficulties, debt and addiction problems.
• For more information visit http://www.fishermensmission.org.uk

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 Dorset Seafood Festival FAQs

Q: What is the history of Dorset Seafood Festival?

A: The event started in 2008 and has grown to be the largest FREE seafood festival in the UK.

Q: What are the dates for the 2013 festival?

A: 13^th & 14^th July 2013

Q: What are the opening times?

A: The festival opens at 10am – 6pm on Saturday 13^th July and will continue into the evening with a pop-up cinema screening of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, starting at 9.30pm and running until 11.30pm approx. More details about this event will be released nearer the time. The festival will then reopen on Sunday 14^th July at 11am and will close at 6pm.

Q: Where exactly does the festival take place?

A: The festival extends over both sides of Weymouth’s picturesque working harbour and continues along to the forecourt area of Weymouth Pavilion.

Q: Is the festival a commercial event?

A: Dorset Seafood Festival is a not for profit event with any money raised donated to The Fishermen’s Mission. Last year’s donation totalled £12,539.60

The Fishermen’s Mission is the only fishermen’s charity that provides emergency support alongside practical and emotional care. It helps all fishermen, active or retired, and their families. It does this by:

·         Offering immediate assistance, day or night, to the families of fishermen who have been killed or seriously injured

·         Looking after the survivors of fishing boat accidents· Helping injured or ill fishermen to find medical help· Finding emergency housing and food if necessary

·         Supporting fishermen’s families in the case of illness, distress or financial difficulties·

·         Alleviating loneliness by visiting retired fishermen and their families at home or in hospital

·         Offering welfare and support to overseas fishermen, working in the UK fishing industry, especially those who have to live onboard boats· Providing Christian pastoral and practical help, including problems with debt, sickness, bereavement, family difficulties, debt and addiction problems.

Q: Who are the main sponsors of the event?

A: Pommery Champagne is the title sponsor and has been for the last three years. Others sponsors include: Roasting Plank and Weird Fish.

Q: What is the festival all about and what will be there?

A: The festival is the largest FREE seafood festivals in the UK and one of the many vibrant food festivals taking place in the summer. Weymouth harbour is transformed into a giant street food market with over 80 stalls serving freshly prepared seafood food. Visitors can also enjoy demonstration from celebrity chefs, wine and foraging experts. New additions to this year’s festival include:

·         A ‘How To Marquee’ with demonstration on fish filleting, debates on sustainable fishing and oyster shucking competitions

·         Pop-up cinema screening of 20,000 Leagues under the Sea with live DJ and musicians providing the soundtrack, presented by b-side multi-media arts festival

Q: What sort of food will be served at the festival?

A: Each year the stalls offer different seafood dishes. Last year’s menus included:

·         Mussels Orientale cooked in white wine

·         Moroccan fish seafood tagine

·         Handmade seafood pizza with seafood toppings,

·         Seafood and mango stir fry

·         Jelly & ice cream (lobster jelly with horseradish ice cream on a seaweed blini

·         Classic moules frites

·         Moules with lychee and coconut sauce

·         Punjabi and Mumbai fish curry with fish pakora

·         Lyme Bay bergamot cured mackerel

·         West Bay char grilled monk fish with honey spiced pork belly

·         Marinated cod tongues

·         Monkfish cheeks wrapped in Parma ham

·         BBQ razor clams in garlic and chilli butter

·         Crepes with smoked salmon and crème fraiche

·         Seafood chowder

·         Sprats with spiced tabbouleh and  fresh mackerel wraps with horseradish mayonnaise

Q: Which chefs will be attending this year?

A: Confirmed chefs include; Mark Hix, Mat Follas, John Wright, Lesley Waters, Russell Brown and from the South West Richard Bertinet, Matt Cook and Duncan Lucas.

Q: Will there be a festival programme?

A: A full festival programme will be available in June and there is also a festival app which can be downloaded here

Q: Where can I find photos for the festival?

A: Click here for a full gallery of images

Q: Is there a festival video?

A: Dorset Seafood Festival video can be viewed here

Q: Does the festival have a mission statement?

A: Yes. The Dorset Seafood Festival is a charitable food festival, organised by the Weymouth Harbour Traders Association Ltd, a non-profit making social enterprise dedicated to the improvement and promotion of Weymouth’s harbour for the benefit of its visitors, businesses and the community.

The festival celebrates Dorset’s inseparable links with the sea and its fishing communities and takes place on Weymouth’s historic Waterfront. The roads around the Old Harbour are closed to traffic for the weekend of the event to allow the erection of a Seafood Village where many different species of fish and shellfish are prepared and cooked in the open for festival visitors.

The festival theme explores the journey our seafood takes from ‘Sea to Plate’ and provides visitors with an enriching experience that is not only entertaining, but imparts a better understanding of the sea, the fishermen and the difficulties they face, the coast and the issues of sustainable fishing and environmental impact.

Q: What are the Festival Aims?

A: The aims of the festival are:

§  Providing a positive educational value in a fun, enjoyable way, the festival aims to:

• Promote seafood in the interests of the Nation’s health
• Encourage people, especially young people, to eat more fish
• Promote sustainability and responsible fishing
• Enrich people’s knowledge of seafood and seafood industry
• Develop links throughout Dorset with the fishing industry, processors, suppliers, restaurants and hotels
• Promote the excellence of local produce
• Attract students into the catering industry
• Raise charitable funds for The Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen

PR News Dorset Seafood Festival

Dorset Seafood Festival Serves Up the UK's Largest FREE Street Food Event

News Release: 5^th February 2013

Dorset Seafood Festival, 13^th & 14^th July, will take over the picturesque setting of Weymouth Harbour for the sixth year to deliver the UK’s largest free seafood street food festival. The event is a celebration of the sea and all its bounty and is supported by title sponsor Pommery Champagne for the fourth consecutive year. Taking place over two days the Dorset Seafood Festival brings together celebrity and local chefs, over 80 stalls serving freshly cooked seafood dishes and, for the first time this year, a collaborative pop-up cinema event of 20,000 Leagues under the Sea with DJ and musicians providing the film’s soundtrack.

Weymouth Harbour provides the perfect setting for the Dorset Seafood Festival; Pommery Champagne corks are ready to pop again across pavement bars overlooking one of the UK’s few working harbours. Visitors will enjoy freshly shucked oysters whilst the aroma of seafood being cooked around the harbour fills the air. Joining the conviviality will be local chefs Mark Hix, Mat Follas, John Wright, Lesley Waters, Russell Brown and from the South West, Richard Bertinet, Matt Cook and Duncan Lucas. These well known chefs will be demonstrating some of their favourite fish dishes on the festival’s famous demonstration stages.

Visitors to last year’s event enjoyed a feast of seafood dishes including; mussels Orientale cooked in white wine, Moroccan fish seafood tagine, handmade seafood with seafood toppings, seafood and mango stir fry, jelly & ice cream (lobster jelly with horseradish ice cream on a seaweed blini), classic moules frites, moules with lychee and coconut sauce, Punjabi and Mumbai fish curry with fish pakora, Lyme Bay bergamot cured mackerel, West Bay char grilled monkfish with honey spiced pork belly, marinated cod tongues, monkfish cheeks wrapped in Parma ham, BBQ razor clams in garlic and chilli butter, crepes with smoked salmon and crème fraiche, seafood chowder, sprats with spiced tabbouleh and  fresh mackerel wraps with horseradish mayonnaise.

“The Dorset Seafood Festival provides the perfect opportunity for foodies to come and taste some of the best seafood in the south west. The setting is stunning and the atmosphere is warm and convivial. We are looking forward to delivering a more extended and diverse programme this year, only made possible with the support of our sponsors; Pommery Champagne, Weird Fish clothing, Roasting Plank and Cono Sur Wines. Whilst enjoyment is at the heart of the event we also are committed to raising much needed funds for our chosen charity The Fishermen’s Mission. From last year’s event we were able to donate £12,539.60 to the charity,” commented Brian Cooper Dorset Seafood Festival committee member.

For more information about the event visit www.dorsetseafood.co.uk and for information on where to stay visit http://www.visitweymouth.co.uk/

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Notes to the Editor

1.      News release supplied by Tandem  Marketing; for more information please contact Lisa Worthington 01305 458414 or 07889 403185 www.tandem-marketing.co.uk

2.      Visit www.dorsetseafood.co.uk for videos and images from previous events.

3.      A Dorset Seafood Festival app is also available http://www.dorsetseafood.co.uk/pages.aspx/iPhone_App

Partner / Sponsor & Charity Information

The Fishermen’s Mission

The Fishermen’s Mission is the only fishermen’s charity that provides emergency support alongside practical and emotional care. It helps all fishermen, active or retired, and their families. It does this by:

• Offering immediate assistance, day or night, to the families of fishermen who have been killed or seriously injured
• Looking after the survivors of fishing boat accidents· Helping injured or ill fishermen to find medical help· Finding emergency housing and food if necessary
• Supporting fishermen’s families in the case of illness, distress or financial difficulties
• Alleviating loneliness by visiting retired fishermen and their families at home or in hospital
• Offering welfare and support to overseas fishermen working in the UK fishing industry, especially those who have to live onboard boats· Providing Christian pastoral and practical help, including problems with debt, sickness, bereavement, family difficulties, debt and addiction problems.

PR News Dorset Seafood Festival

Multi-Media Arts to Feature in Dorset Seafood Festival 2013

Visitors to this year’s Dorset Seafood Festival, 13^th & 14^th July, will enjoy an extended and diverse programme of events, including an outdoor pop-up screening of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with live DJ and musicians  providing the ‘musical score’ for the film. The festival has grown over the last five years to become the second largest seafood festival in the UK and one of the most successful events in the county. Due to popular demand the festival’s programme will continue into the evening with the help of b-side Weymouth & Portland’s multi-media arts festival, delivering the pop-up cinema event. The screening will be sponsored by Weird Fish and for the third year running Pommery Champagne is confirmed as the festival’s title sponsor.  Other confirmed sponsors include Roasting Plank and Cono Sur Wines. The Fishermen’s Mission is the chosen beneficiary of money raised from the 2013 Dorset Seafood Festival.

During this two day event Weymouth’s picturesque harbourside will be brought alive with over 80 stalls creating a street food festival where seafood is freshly prepared in a variety of dishes. Street food events are a growing trend in the UK and the Dorset Seafood Festival provides the opportunity to sample some of the best seafood in the South West.  Joining the conviviality will be local chefs Mark Hix, Mat Follas, John Wright, Lesley Waters, Russell Brown and from the South West Richard Bertinet, Matt Cook and Duncan Lucas. These well known chefs will be demonstrating some of their favourite fish dishes on the festival’s famous demonstration stages.

“We recognise the importance of broadening the event’s offer and are committed to increasing its appeal. The b-side pop-up cinema event will allow visitors to enjoy the festival until the sun goes down and experience the uniqueness of the resort on a balmy summer evening. It’s also a highly relevant film, famous for its groundbreaking work in actual underwater photography by George M. Williamson” said Brian Cooper festival committee member.

For more information visit www.dorsetseafood.co.ukwww.dorsetseafood.co.uk

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Notes to the Editor

1.     News release supplied by Tandem  Marketing; for more information please contact Lisa Worthington 01305 458414 or 07889 403185

2.     Visit www.dorsetseafood.co.uk for videos and images from previous events.

Partner / Sponsor & Charity Information

The Fishermen’s Mission

The Fishermen’s Mission is the only fishermen’s charity that provides emergency support alongside practical and emotional care. It  helps all fishermen, active or retired, and their families. It does this by:

• Offering immediate assistance, day or night, to the families of fishermen who have been killed or seriously injured
• Looking after the survivors of fishing boat accidents· Helping injured or ill fishermen to find medical help· Finding emergency housing and food if necessary
• Supporting fishermen’s families in the case of illness, distress or financial difficulties·
• Alleviating loneliness by visiting retired fishermen and their families at home or in hospital
• Offering welfare and support to overseas fishermen, working in the UK fishing industry, especially those who have to live onboard boats· Providing Christian pastoral and practical help, including problems with debt, sickness, bereavement, family difficulties, debt and addiction problems.

b-side Multi-Media Arts Festival (this may need to change)

1. b-side Festival is a FREE festival, funded by Arts Council South West.
2. b-side Festival began life with an idea to explore the ‘other side of the record’ and present an alternative take on life in southwest coastal towns. It has grown from a modest weekend of events in 2008 to the borough’s only ‘National Portfolio Organisation’, funded by the Arts Council until 2015.

3.     b-side was one of a handful of cultural events in Dorset selected to be part of the London 2012 Festival, a spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration that brought together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK.

4. b-side delivered a successful outdoor pop-up screening of the silent classic Nosferatu as part of its 2010 festival. For more information on this event visit http://www.b-side.org.uk/archive/guerilla-screening-of-nosferatu

Creative Marketing Excellence in Dorset

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