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24 June 2007 Flavour of Shetland showcases islands finest to record visitors
This year’s Flavour of Shetland event has broken last year’s record of footfall – recording a staggering 43,400 visits to Victoria Pier from 21 to 24 June, a 21 per cent increase on the 2006 event. The event has also exceeded expectations on all counts for craft stall holders and food outlets, while the invited guest chefs had nothing but praise for the outstanding quality of hand picked local ingredients provided by suppliers for the cookery demonstrations.
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22 June 2007 Flavour of Shetland launches in style on victoria Pier
Flavour of Shetland got off to a flying start yesterday (21 June) as Victoria Pier filled with partygoers all fired up to enjoy the veritable feast of food and drink, music, crafts, culture and entertainment laid on to celebrate the very best of the islands. The action packed programme continues today as people get set for the festival weekend.
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5 June 2007 Entertainment extravaganza lined up for Flavour of Shetland
Once again, the organisers of Flavour of Shetland are putting on an entertainment extravaganza from 21 to 24 June on Victoria Pier with musicians, children’s activities, storytelling and a Viking parade marching through the town centre included in the line up.
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23 May 2007 A fine flavour of Shetland
Flavour of Shetland is delighted to welcome back one of the finest of Britain's Master Chefs, George McIvor, to this year's event. He will be accompanied by Master Chef Colin Bussey and both promise to cook up a storm over the four days (from 21 to 24 June) using the abundance of high quality Shetland produce hand picked for the occassion.
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21 March 2007 Dates announced for Flavour of Shetland 2007
The organisers of Flavour of Shetland have announced that this year's extravaganza, which celebrates the very best
of what Shetland has to offer in terms of music, food and drink, crafts, culture and entertainment, will be held from 21 to 24 June.
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27 June 2006 Master Chefs Sing the Praises of Shetland's Quality Seafood
Master Chefs George McIvor, chairman of the Master Chefs of Great Britain, and Donald Munro,
regional business development chef at Nestlé visited Shetland this week and were bowled over by the
quality and freshness of Shetland's seafood product. The chefs were providing cookery demonstrations at
one of the island's major events, Flavour of Shetland, which has now firmly established itself at the centre of the summer
event calendar.
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23 June 2006 Victoria Pier Opens it's Gates to the Finest Flavour of Shetland
Following a very succesful launch to this year's Flavour of Shetland, Shetland Islands Council
convener Sandy Cluness performed last night's official opening to the assembled crowd of partygoers,
acknowledging the value of the event and encouraging visitors and locals alike to enjoy it to the full.
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06 June 2006 Flavour of Shetland Hits All the Right Notes on Victoria Pier
This year's Flavour of Shetland event (22 to 25 June) has excelled in attracting a spectacular showcase
of music, craft, culture and entertainment to Victoria Pier in Lerwick. Over the four days, visitors and locals alike can
indulge in a full programme of live music performances by local and visiting musicians, craft demonstrations, storytelling,
children's entertainment and a bustling market of craft stalls.
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24 May 2006 Major Event Gives a Real Flavour of Shetland
This year's Flavour of Shetland extravaganza (22 to 25 June) has not only attracted the very best of the
islands' food and drink producers to take centre stage on Lerwick's Victoria Pier, but the abundance of fine produce has
also caught the eye of two of Britain's finest Master Chefs who will be making a trip to Shetland especially for the four day event.
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09 May 2006 Shetland to Celebrate a Flavour of the Islands in June
Building on the tremendous success of last year's inaugural event, Flavour of Shetland will be staged as a major
event in the islands again this year holding its own among other highly-acclaimed events including the Up Helly Aa fire
festival and the Shetland Folk Festival. From 22 to 25 June, the very best of Shetland will be showcased on Victoria Pier in Lerwick to
coincide with the arrival of participants in the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race and the Bergen Shetland Races.
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18 July 2005 Producers Raise Their Game at Flavour of Shetland Event
As Shetland's sports people celebrate winning more medals than ever before during the NatWest Island Games,
local food, drink and craft producers are also jubilant following a highly successful and very profitable five-day Flavour of Shetland
event on Lerwick's Victoria Pier.
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