Derbyshire Food & Drink Festival, Food Fair, Cookery Demonstrations

	Derbyshire County Council is the driving force behind all 3 of the Derbyshire Food & Drink Initiatives. The annual Food & Drink Fair at Bolsover Castle has grown in size and reputation since 2001, the Food and Drink Festival has also gained a firm reputation as an annual event in the culinary calendar since 2005, and the Derbyshire Food & Drink Awards are now a recognised prestige for the derbyshire food industry.

	The Alliance SSP (Sub-regional Strategic Partnership) brings together local people with the single minded ambition to use the area’s many strengths to raise prosperity and employment for the benefit of everyone.

	The Derby & Derbyshire Economic Partnership (DDEP) Their aim is to stimulate, develop and bring forward a range of sustainable economic opportunities in Derby & Derbyshire and improve the prosperity and overall environment for businesses, communities, individuals and visitors.

	The local Strategic Partnership (LSP) for the Bolsover District is a partnership that brings together the main service providers and agencies of the Bolsover area in an effort to drive local regeneration and service improvement. This means that private, community and voluntary sectors can work together for the benefit of the district.

	English Heritage exists to protect and promote England's spectacular historic environment and ensure that its past is researched and understood.

	Midlands Co-operative Society Limited - or Midlands Co-op as it is better known - is the second largest independent retail Society in the UK. Today, Midlands Co-op is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing some 7,600 staff and with gross sales in excess of £749 Million. Our principal areas of activity are Retail – food and non-food; Travel; Funeral Services, and Transport. We also have a substantial investment property portfolio.

local produce tastings : cooking demonstrations : special menus : visits and tours : celebrity TV chefs