Good news for Newlyn Fishermen's Mission - talks are underway that might see the Fish Festival expand and run over the entire Bank Holiday weekend in future - Harbourmaster Andrew Munson will be delighted!
Opening this year's festival, Padstow chef Paul Ainsworth from his No6 Restaurant (a winning finalist on the Great British Menu earlier this year) did the honours and gave an affirmative speech on what makes Newlyn and Cornwall special in the culinary world - top quality local produce sourced from fish markets and farms around the county.
A few of the fishiest fish bits of this year's Newlyn Fish Festival......
Opening this year's festival, Padstow chef Paul Ainsworth from his No6 Restaurant (a winning finalist on the Great British Menu earlier this year) did the honours and gave an affirmative speech on what makes Newlyn and Cornwall special in the culinary world - top quality local produce sourced from fish markets and farms around the county.
A few of the fishiest fish bits of this year's Newlyn Fish Festival......
Finalists in the first Cornish Fishmonger of the Year Competition.
This year saw Cornwall Seafood's first fish challenge that brought together six fish filleters from local companies in close competition. The even was judged by Duncan and Sue Lucas from Passionate about Fish along with programme leader Annie Sibert from Seafood Cornwall Training.