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Photo Feature: A Cheesy Story – With a Bit of Spice

Published on: 26 Jul, 2016
Updated on: 28 Jul, 2016

By Will Parsons

It was the Cheese & Chilli Festival at Shalford Park on Sunday (July 24). Pardon the laboured puns, but I think they’re grate. I like the cheesy approach.

Luckily the weather was fine, not a bit chilli, so no need for those Scotch Bonnets.

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“I’m just crackers about cheese!” People flocked to the busy festival, where they could buy cheeses, preserves, chilli sauces, and cooked food.

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Cheese lovers had a Gouda time Caerphilly selecting for their cheese board.

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Festival attendees received a warm welcome at the Wiltshire Chilli Farm stall, where they could hotly pursue their fiery passion for chilli sauce and chutneys.

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The festival featured live music from “Big Joe Bone” and “Johnny Marvel’s Blues Grooves”, who played blues classics and a little bit of “R and Brie”. Famous pop star Brieoncé did not make an appearance.

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Visitors could buy tresses of Pyrenean garlics, including bulbs which had been cold smoked for ten days.

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At one stand, they could also choose from an array of balsamic dressings and chutneys.

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“Stick ’em with the pointy end!” Alfredo the pirate made balloon pirate costumes for the kids, and of course the odd adult or two.

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An owl poses for the camera at the falconry stall. “Say cheese!”

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Visitors got in a pickle choosing over the vast array of preserves, jams, and other jarred goods.

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