Flour Festival At The Brunel

Fabulous Baker Bros Tom Herbert cooks up a treat as celebrity chefs, home & garden take centre stage

The Brunel Shopping Centre

Saturday 03 & Sunday 04 May 2014

 

Home and gardens are the talk of the town this May bank holiday weekend as The Brunel hosted its first Flour Festival.

 

A dedicated marquee in Wharf Green was the setting for a weekend of gastronomy, gardening and interior design, with demonstrations and talks attracting hundreds of visitors with great new ideas and inspiration for brightening up their homes and gardens and to tickle their taste buds.

 

Live demos, talks and craft sessions

 

Celebrity baker Tom Herbert of Channel 4’s Fabulous Baker Brothers got things started with a day of cookery demonstrations, with TV gardener David Domoney also on stage talking all things green fingered.

 

David & Ms Cupcake, the popular Melissa Morgan from London’s first entirely vegan bakery, also appeared on Sunday.

SWTV WENT ALONG TO FIND OUT MORE.

 

 

 

Tom Herbert

Fabulous Baker Boy

Saturday 03 May

 

SWTV filmed this LIVE interview with Tom before his first demo.

Will be cooking in the demonstration kitchen located in a marquee on Wharf Green at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm and then be book signing after the demonstrations at 11.30am and 1.30pm

 

David Domoney

TV Gardener

Saturday 03 May & Sunday 04 May

12.30 & 2.30pm

Fresh from London’s Ideal Home show green-fingered TV gardener David Domoney was inspiring shoppers on how to brighten up their gardens and get the most from their vegetable plots.

SWTV filmed this LIVE interview with David after his gardening demo.

 

Ms Cupcake

Sunday 04 May

11.30, 1.30 & 3.30pm

 

Will be demonstrating in the kitchen located in a marquee on Wharf Green at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm, plus book signing after her demonstrations.

 

The Brunel’s two shopping malls, The Plaza and Arcade will have sets dressed with home wares that will be available to buy at various shops within the shopping centre.

 

STITCH & BITCH

Craft sessions

Saturday 03 May & Sunday 04 May

12 - 2.30pm

SWTV filmed this LIVE interview with Stitch & Bitch.

Between 12.00 and 2.30pm on both days there will be “how to” craft sessions in The Brunel Arcade, when shoppers can join Swindon’s Stitch & Bitch group by the knitted garden and have a go at learning to spin yarn, knit and crochet.

 

Entertainment & Music

 

Entertainment will also be provided over the weekend by power pop band, The Courgettes.

 

Dinner ladies, the good-time “girls” Freda and Rita will be spreading their healthy eating message using comedy, music and dance.

 

Jane Stewart, Marketing Manager of The Brunel said: “We wanted to create something a little bit different for this May bank holiday weekend. The Flour Festival will have something for everyone”.

 

“We’re very lucky to have secured such great names as the Fabulous Baker Boys and David Domoney to impart their wisdom and ideas to Swindon’s shoppers. Our retailers will be taking centre stage as well and making sure everyone in the town knows how to put together stylish interiors and grow impressive gardens.”

 

Artists Forum Mural

 

From 22nd April members of Swindon Artist’s Forum will be painting a mural of a garden to feature in one of the room sets. They can be seen creating the artwork every day from 22nd April until 2nd May in the Brunel Arcade, opposite Shaw’s The Drapers.