Harry Potter star and giant pumpkins at Steyning Food Festival
Actress Sophie Thompson, star of films including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Emma and Four Weddings and Funeral, was a guest speaker at one the festival’s events.
Sophie, who won Celebrity Masterchef 2014, delighted fans and fellow diners at the Sussex Produce Café with tales of her theatrical career and a talk about her new book, My Family Kitchen.
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Hide AdReina Alston from the Steyning Food Festival said: “All present for the evening were so pleased to welcome Sophie, as she was more like an old friend than a celebrity, signing copies of her book with wonderful personalised messages.”
Elsewhere in the festival, Steyning car park was filled with giant pumpkins for the annual pumpkin weighing competition on Saturday morning.
Reina added: “The Farmers Market was also in full swing, with Kate Gover from Kate’s Cookhouse presiding over cooking demonstration of pumpkin based recipes, along with live music and local produce stalls.
“Derek Crush from Daylands Farm starts the whole process by selling pumpkin plants early in the year, with all proceeds going to St Barnabas Hospice. Entry fees for the competition are also donated to the charity.
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Hide Ad“Attending with his weighing machine was Malcolm Atterbury with his trusty tractor and hoist. Derek proclaimed the winners as the Ridley family - young Jacob, twins Noah and Mabel and their father, Adrian. The family won last year as well - the soil in their garden must be really special.”
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