This year’s Devizes Food & Drink Festival proved to be one of the most successful ever with its diverse range of events catering for all tastes and ages.

The Grand Market Fair proved particularly popular, attracting many thousands of people from the immediate area and much further afield.

So may I, on behalf of the small team of volunteers on the festival committee, thank the people of Devizes and the surrounding area for contributing to this success.

A special mention should be made of our main sponsor Walter Rose & Son and all the local businesses who supported the festival through advertising; the town shops which helped with the children’s competitions; all the chefs and exhibitors at the Grand Market Fair and the restaurants and businesses who gave such sterling support during the nine days of events.

Of course without Devizes Books running the booking office for us it would have been impossible, so a huge thanks to Jo and her staff, and also to the media for their invaluable coverage.

Now we are already working towards making the Devizes Food & Drink Festival 2014 – our 10th anniversary – even more successful.

Sally McClelland, Chairman, Devizes Food & Drink Festival.