Recipients of a bursary from Thatchers Cider in Sandford will be trading for the first time at eat:Weston tomorrow (Setpember 25) - including one business from Banwell.

The bursary allows first time traders to take their first step into the eat:Festivals family, the award-winning food and drink festivals that take place throughout the West Country.

At eat:Weston in Weston-super-Mare tomorrow, start-up T'ease Kitchen from Banwell will be making its debut. Tom Brown, from T'ease Kitchen, produces hot pithiviers and puff pastry pies.

He said: "We're absolutely thrilled to be supported by eat:Festivals and Thatchers, one is exceptional in the deliverance of local high end food and drink, the other the most recognisable brand in cider - thanks again."

Martin Thatcher, fourth generation cider maker at the Sandford producer, said: "The range and quality of first-time traders at eat:Festivals continues to impress and reinforces the fact that the West Country is a hive of food and drink talent.

"In particular we're delighted to support those who have started their businesses over the last 18 months.

"Establishing a new business is hard at the best of times, but to do this during a pandemic deserves much praise."

Bev Milner Simonds, from eat:Festivals, said: "Supporting new businesses is a vital part of keeping the food and drink sector flourishing in the South West - we are really pleased to have the backing and support of Thatchers Cider for these excellent new producers."

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