Taste Wigton: Meet ‘The Farmers Wife’ in Wigton
The self-proclaimed ‘Farmer’s Wife’ Helen Rebanks is one of the stars of this year’s Taste Cumbria festival in Wigton.
The event takes place on Saturday 20 April 2024. The main festival is on Water Street car park from 10am to 5pm, with Helen’s Q&A afterwards in Cornerstone Methodist Church on High Street from 6.30pm.
She will appear with popular broadcaster Kate Walby who is a familiar face on ITV Border television.
Helen, whose first book The Farmer’s Wife: My Life in Days is a Sunday Times bestseller, farms at Matterdale near Ullswater with her husband James, who shone a spotlight on their family and work on Twitter where he is known as Herdy Shepherd.
Helen’s book is a proud memoir, interspersed with the recipes which have played a part in her life and it is described as ‘a gorgeous portrait of life at Helen Rebanks’ Lake District farmhouse as well as a heartfelt and honest delve into the truth about the grind and the glory of keeping a home and raising a family today.’
Kate Walby is a broadcast journalist who is known across the north for her work at ITV. She was a presenter at ITV Yorkshire’s Calendar and now works for ITV Border in Cumbria. She is also a very popular events host, known for her engaging personality, and her Q&A with Helen promises to be a fun and lively insight into real Cumbrian rural life.
Helen will be signing copies of her book after the event and tickets, which cost £15 each, are available now from www.visitallerdale.co.uk/
There are loads of other attractions planned for the Wigton festival, from food and drink stalls to a young entrepreneur’s market, and lots of live music and family entertainment.
The Taste Cumbria events are organised by Cumberland Council and Councillor Anne Quilter, Executive Member for Vibrant and Healthy Places, said:
“We are so pleased to welcome Helen Rebanks to the first Taste Cumbria festival of 2024 and hope you love hearing her talk about her book and her life.
“Thank you also to Kate Walby for agreeing to ask the burning questions. She’s perfectly placed to host this event as she’s so embedded in our communities.
“This is the fourth time we’ve staged a Taste Cumbria festival in Wigton and I hope it’s another great success.”
The partners for this year’s Taste Cumbria festival in Wigton are Wigton Town Council, NADT, Free for All Recycling, Rock With and Cornerstone Methodist Church.
For this year’s full festival line-up, keep an eye on www.visitallerdale.co.uk/
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