May is 'Picnic Month' in Lancashire!
Chance to win a superb hamper full of regional treats.
Throughout May Lancaster City council is giving customers to the Lancaster Visitor Information Centre the chance to enter a free prize draw and win a superb hamper full of regional treats.
May is Picnic Month in Lancashire and staff from the centre, which has recently be relocated to The Storey building on Meeting House Lane, are encouraging people to pack a picnic and spend some time in the district’s beautiful countryside.
Pop into the centre to collect a map featuring 30 different picnic spots, itineraries for a great day out (incorporating a picnic), Lancashire picnic food ideas plus a chance to enter the prize draw until 31 May.
Jim Trotman, Lancaster City Council’s Tourism Manager said: “The Picnic Month fits perfectly with the Taste Lancashire theme, which is being promoted across this part of the region and celebrates the excellent food and drink we can enjoy locally.”
The Lancaster Visitor Information Centre officially opened in The Storey on March 16 and has received many positive comments on its bright new look.
The centre has a popular range of ‘Taste of Lancashire’ products on sale including Lancashire spicy sauce, Lancashire Tea, Lancashire biscuits, jams and chutneys and the renowned Pennine Way lemon cheese.
Barbara Howorth, Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board, Taste Lancashire Executive commenting on Picnic Month said: “Lancashire food and drink is being championed across the UK in food publications, recipe books and travel stories. This special month brings together our beautiful countryside with Lancashire’s superb locally grown produce – in one brilliant excuse to indulge in traditional picnic fun while supporting local producers.”
Date Published: 11/05/09