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Horsham’s 3 Day FrenchFest starts Friday 3 July
22 June 2009
A Celebration of Gallic Food, Culture and History
Horsham’s famous FrenchFest, now in its fourth year, is all set to provide visitors with a fantastic variety of Gallic treats from Friday 3 to Sunday 5 July.
The festival combines an authentic French market in the Carfax, and French culture, history and themed entertainments all over the town including Boules (Petanque) in Market Square and a troop of French Napoleonic re-enactors, the 45eme, who will be drilling ‘new recruits’ and story telling on Saturday.
Local businesses including banks and restaurants are entering into the spirit of things with special promotions, competitions and samples to tempt visitors into returning to Horsham popular town centre on a regular basis.
The complete details of the programme can be downloaded from www.frenchfest.co.uk and whether you come in to practise your French with the market traders, to seek out the weekend’s shop promotions or simply to soak up the special FrenchFest atmosphere – your Horsham experience this weekend will be truly Time Well Spent.
As with previous year’s Horsham FrenchFest encourages visitors and local students to practise their French language skills with the traders and special FrenchFest stickers will be handed out to those who try their linguistic skills.
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Horsham FrenchFest is organised as part of the Horsham Time Well Spent programme of town centre events by Horsham District Council working alongside local businesses. For more information on Horsham Time Well Spent see www.visithorsham.co.uk or contact Garry Mortimer-Cook, Town Centres Manager at Horsham District Council on 01403 215386 or email garry.mortimer-cook@horsham.gov.uk.