ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT THE COURIER 2 ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 Convener’s welcome Some well known faces at this year's Festival Popular television gardener Chistine Walkden will be at the festival to answer visitors' gardening questions and to describe some of the Gardens she visited during the making of her award Neighbourhood Services Convener, winning series Glorious Gardens Kevin Cordell from Above. A 15 part series & shown both on BBC 1 and SAT I am delighted to welcome visitors to the Dundee Flower and Food Festival 2018, at which we will 2, which used drones to give SUN celebrate 30 years of the Festival being held in viewers a birds-eye view of Horticulturalist Camperdown Park. the gardens, the programme was Originally titled The Dundee Horticultural Christine’s biggest TV project of her career. Christine Walkden Exhibition, it has grown over the past 30 years – initially attracting 3,000 visitors to become the Christine has been a horticulturist since the age of ten when she her own series of Christine's Garden on BBC 2, she also broadcasts best competitive horticultural show in Scotland attracting 20,000 visitors. first obtained an allotment and started growing vegetables and on Local and National Radio and is a past winner of the Garden flowers, which she sold to her school teachers and local residents. Writers’ Guild Radio Broadcasting Award. Christine is the resident Highlights for 2018 include the Cultural Expo, gardening expert for BBC 1’s The One Show and also a BBC Radio 4 which will be held in Camperdown House and will On leaving school her first job was with a local parks department highlight the wonderful work undertaken by the before going to the Lancashire College of Agriculture. After a Gardener’s Question Time panellist. City’s Cultural organisations. Visitors will be able varied career in horticulture working in a number of research As an author Christine has written The Houseplant Almanac, A to take part in a range of activities and experience and educational establishments. A major change followed Year In Christine’s Garden - The Secret Diary of a Garden Lover, the ongoing work of the Cultural organisations. when she decided to go freelance working as a Plantswoman No-nonsense Vegetable Gardening and Christines Walkdens No- I am delighted to welcome a variety of well and horticulturist, lecturing nationally and internationally, later nonsense Container Gardening. known guests over the weekend. On Friday receiving awards in recognition of her substantial achievements. Christine will be appearing at the Dundee Flower & Food Festival 31 August, Gary Maclean the 2016 winner of Masterchef: The Professionals will be cooking A past presenter on BBC’s Gardeners World. Presenter of two of on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 September. in the Food Festival demonstration area. Our celebrity gardener on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 September is BBC One Show presenter and gardener Christine Walkden. I am delighted to This year’s Dundee City Council Garden Design welcome TV Presenter and Farmer JB Gill on Showcase celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Saturday 1 September. On Sunday 2 September Dundee Flower and Food Festival. It is inspired by the our special guest will be TV presenter Mr Bloom Dundee and his Band. City colour and theme which are traditionally associated with marking a 30th Anniversary, Green and Pearl, as Throughout the showground there will be three Council's days of entertainment and activities, including Show well as Dundee’s wealth of woodlands. a full programme of music, dance, cookery Garden demonstrations and gardening talks, full details are contained within the programme. Mr Bloom is CBeebies' very own ‘Gardener I would finally like to thank our sponsors and partners Scotland’s Natural Larder for sponsoring Extraordinaire’. He first appeared in numerous series of the cookery demonstration kitchen, Forestry Mr Bloom’s Nursery with his singing and dancing Veggies, Commission Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, then he travelled the length and breadth of the country in Mr Dundee and Angus College and MVV Environment Bloom: Here & There and all whilst presenting the hugely Baldovie. successful CBeebies Ballet Productions. Acknowledgement to Partners SUN Since 2011, his easy going, can-do approach to life and The Dundee Flower and Food Festival wish to thank the many sponsors who have generously given their support the unique way he engages with children has established him as a firm favourite on the CBeebies channel, garnering guest appearances on other shows and numerous BAFTA nominations. Played by actor and writer Ben Faulks, Mr Bloom originally existed as a theatre show before Faulks pitched the idea to the BBC in 2009. Now one of the network's principle brands, the character continues to go from strength to strength with new projects on the horizon and numerous appearances at We would also like to thank all those who have donated trophies, prize money and vouchers etc. live events around the country each year. JBA Seed Potatoes, Annan ❀ The Baker Trade of Dundee Dundee Horticultural Society ❀ East of Scotland Beekeepers’ Association He’s a hugely positive male role model for children and Scottish Beekeepers’ Association ❀ Scottish Begonia Society Dundee & District Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society one who represents a healthy relationship with nature and Scottish National Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society personal well-being. In addition, he’s the only person who’s Tayside Amateur Winemakers ❀ Mr & Mrs J Grant Cathro, Dundee Mr & Mrs J W Lamond, Coupar Angus ❀ Mrs D Spencer, Dundee guaranteed to get children screaming at the top of their Dundee & East of Scotland District Association of N.V.S. Dundee Floral Art Club ❀ Dundee & District Fuchsia Society lungs for broccoli. Dundee Federation of Garden and Allotment Associations Fife Branch, British Cactus & Succulent Society Mr Bloom from CBeebies Mr Bloom & his Band will be appearing on the Festival’s Dr & Mrs J H Gibbs, Dundee ❀ Mr A P Child, Newbigging Music Stage on Sunday 2nd September at 2 pm. EH Thorne Ltd, Newburgh ❀ Graham Anderson Great Western Gladiolus, Bristol ❀ Mr W Stewart, Dundee Mr P Sandwell, Arbroath ❀ Mr T Morris, Lancs ❀ Play Scotland A SOUVENIR PROGRAMME FOR THE DUNDEE FLOWER & FOOD FESTIVAL WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE KIOSKS Printed and published by D C THOMSON MEDIA, DUNDEE, DD1 1DD | D C THOMSON MEDIA 2018 | Telephone 01382 223131 | Registered as a newspaper by Royal Mail THE COURIER ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 3 Sponsored by: Cutural Expo A serving of To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Dundee Flower & Food Festival at Camperdown Park, the Cultural Expo is a showcase and celebration of cultural and Scotland's top heritage organisations within Dundee and the surrounding area and highlights the importance of Dundee being the only chefs Unesco City of Design. A host of Dundee’s Cultural and Heritage institutions including NEoN, A fabulous blend of top Abertay and Dundee Universitys, chefs, well known television Dundee Rep, Dundee Music Academy personalities, budding talent, fine and DC Thomson will be in attendance Gary Maclean Scottish produce and excellent in Camperdown House offering free entertainment will all feature activities, ranging from a pop-up box Friday office, digital art, gaming, music and in the extensive Food Festival arts and crafts to help promote arts and Marquee with its Scotland's culture at the festival. Natural Larder Kitchen and mouth-watering programme of Cooking Demonstrations. Jamie Scott On Friday, returning after Now an established member of the farming community, JB has his successful debut at used his success within the entertainment industry to highlight his Sat & Sun last year’s festival, will be passion to educate children about the origins of their food and he is the 2016 BBC MasterChef the lead presenter on CBeebies’ BAFTA-nominated television series, The Professionals champion, Gary Maclean, a Chef Lecturer at Glasgow Down On The Farm. JB’s enthusiasm for farming life and knowledge College. of countryside issues has seen him become a presenter on Channel Our highlight on Saturday is the appearance of JB Gill. JB rose to 5's Springtime on The Farm, as well as regularly contribute to BBC’s fame as a member of one of the UK’s biggest boybands – JLS. They Countryfile and Springwatch. JB is currently a presenter on BBC Songs dominated the charts for five years, boasting five number one singles, of Praise. over 10 million record sales worldwide and a multitude of awards. On Saturday JB will be cooking in the Scotland’s Natural Larder Kitchen Four years ago, JB set up a farm in the Kent countryside, where he alongside Chef Jamie Scott. On Sunday, Jamie Scott – a previous JB Gill lives with his wife Chloe and three-year-old son Ace. Their smallholding winner of The BBC MasterChef the Professionals who now runs his own successfully produces award-winning KellyBronze turkeys and free- acclaimed 2 Rosette restaurant just across the Tay in Newport – will be Saturday range Tamworth pork. demonstrating his own skills in the kitchen. ReconnectingScotland’s Natural Larder People is at the forefront With of Scottish F defforts From to encourage Nature people to make the most of our locally-sourced and sustainably harvested and hunted wild food. The project is a partnership between Scottish Natural There’s a focus on using meat from game and wildfowl as part Heritage (SNH) and the British Association for Shooting of a balanced diet - such as locally processed rabbit, pigeon, and Conservation (BASC) and has helped introduce people to goose and venison and also some of the products of managed tastes they may not be familiar with – rabbit, wild goose, wild sport shooting such as partridge, pheasant and grouse. garlic and lots of fantastic ways to prepare venison.