VISITORS to a food festival in a village near York will have the chance to get their hands on everything from handmade fudge to Indian spices.

The event, on Sunday, at The Main Furniture Company’s showroom at Green Hammerton is being held from 10.30am to 4.30pm to raise funds for St Leonard’s Hospice in York.

There will be local makers and suppliers of meats, breads, cakes, cheeses, handmade fudge and ice cream.

Other stalls will be selling jams, preserves, pickles and chutneys, as well as Indian and Sri Lankan spices, specialist oils and chilli-based products. Wines, liqueurs and non-alcoholic ginger can be sampled, and there will also be kitchenware, textiles, homewares and ceramics for sale.

Bags, scarves, jewellery, potted plants, gardening products, children’s clothing, gifts and traditional handmade teddy bears are also among the line-up, along with local art and crafts.

Cooking Fantastic of Knaresborough and Asharun Spices from Harrogate will be putting on cooking demonstrations and there will be a bar, barbeque and face-painting.

Entry is by donation, with a suggestion of £1.