Nello's
Longest Table
June 15th 2008
In aid of the Matthews Hall Modernisation Appeal
STOP PRESS 20/6/08 A huge thanks to all who helped make this such a memorable and wonderful weekend. It demonstrated not only the wealth of outstanding food and drink that we enjoy in Topsham, but above all, what a special community we are. Click here for Kim's gallery of photos from the weekend. Click here for a report about the Topsham Food Festival. Click here for a report about Nello's Longest Table |
As part of the weekend celebrations for the Topsham Food Festival, one of the highlights will be Nello’s Longest Table, an evening celebration of food and friends in memory of Nello Ghezzo. For it was originally Nello’s idea to create an occasion whereby our whole community can sit down together to enjoy meals prepared from local and locally sourced foods at a table stretching the entire length of Topsham Fore Street.
To achieve this, Fore Street will have to be closed to traffic and parking from the afternoon of Sunday June 15th in order to set up the tables. We hope that this won’t inconvenience residents and businesses too much. Indeed, we hope that everyone will join in the celebrations in what will be Topsham’s biggest ever street party.
The idea is really very simple. We're going to put togther an incredibly long table, stretching virtually the length of Fore Street. We're selling tables (£20 per table of six - all proceeds to the Festival fund). It will be up to you to bring your friends and family, as well as the food (locally sourced of course - that is from our excellent Topsham food and drink shops, Darts Farm, or the Slow Food Devon Topsham Market taking place the same day). You will also need to bring your own chairs (don't want to bring your own chairs? Click here). Once the whole street is set up, we'll all sit down and enjoy together an amazing communal feast!
For those who would like to come but don't want to reserve a whole table, there will be spaces reserved for singles and couples (£5 per person) - ask Liz for further details.
All proceeds from the Topsham Food Festival will go towards the Matthews Hall Modernisation Appeal and to Force Cancer Charity.
To reserve your table, please see Liz at The Globe as soon as possible. For further information about the Topsham Food Festival, contact Liz at The Globe on 873471 or sales@globehotel.com or email Marc Millon marc@quaypress.com.
If you have any queries regarding the parking and road closure please contact our policing team – Iain or Percy on 874630.
We look forward to sharing this special event with you!
Liz, Marc, Kim and the Topsham Food Festival organisers
The plan for Nello's Longest Table (note: the tables have now been extended along Ferry Road and the Underway, and on Topsham Quay - please visit The Globe to see the revised plan)
Please bookmark this site as further information and Festival details will be added frequently.