WORLD flavours proved popular with the crowds as Broadgreen enjoyed its first street food festival.
Hungry punters hit the streets around Broadgreen Community Centre despite scudding clouds and a miserable drizzle.
Bringing stallholders from as far away as Bristol, selling food inspired by world flavours, the festival was the first organised in the area. Acts including Swindon Samba, took to the stage. It was funded by South Swindon Parish Council.
Janine Howarth, vice-chairman of the parish, said: “It’s positive and it’s very nice to see so many of the community coming together and enjoying themselves, people meeting new people they’ve never come across before.”
Hungry punters hit the streets around Broadgreen Community Centre despite scudding clouds and a miserable drizzle.
Bringing stallholders from as far away as Bristol, selling food inspired by world flavours, the festival was the first organised in the area. Acts including Swindon Samba, took to the stage. It was funded by South Swindon Parish Council.
Janine Howarth, vice-chairman of the parish, said: “It’s positive and it’s very nice to see so many of the community coming together and enjoying themselves, people meeting new people they’ve never come across before.”
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Rebecca McIntosh, 84, who moved to Swindon from London 44-years-ago, was enjoying a vegetarian wrap: “The festival is very good. It shows that something can be done to bring all of Swindon together.”
It was only the second ever outing for food stall the International Spud Station. The stall, from which wafted a smell of delicious curries, was serving speciality Polish potato fritters with a choice of meat or vegetarian curry. Stall-owner Michael Gregvlec, 29, from Bristol, said: “The potato pancakes are an old family tradition. It’s very big in Poland, where I’m from.
It was only the second ever outing for food stall the International Spud Station. The stall, from which wafted a smell of delicious curries, was serving speciality Polish potato fritters with a choice of meat or vegetarian curry. Stall-owner Michael Gregvlec, 29, from Bristol, said: “The potato pancakes are an old family tradition. It’s very big in Poland, where I’m from.
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Ministry of Samba
The home of percussion based, Brazilian style music, in Swindon. Since 2009, Swindon's Ministry of Samba have been playing locally, at carnivals, festivals, corporate events, weddings, even in pubs. If you’ve seen us play, you’ll know how infectious the rhythms are. Most members start off as complete beginners, but soon learn the different grooves. The band are a friendly bunch and always welcome new members with open arms .. and a couple of sticks.
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a guitar duo playing in their own impressive style based loosely around 1930’s, 40’s, 50’s jazz and blues standards but with a Django Reinhardt and Latin feel that magically creates the atmosphere of a Greek Taverna or some hot tropical Island.
a guitar duo playing in their own impressive style based loosely around 1930’s, 40’s, 50’s jazz and blues standards but with a Django Reinhardt and Latin feel that magically creates the atmosphere of a Greek Taverna or some hot tropical Island.