Get tucked in

The Flavours Food Festival returns to Barnsley town centre on 18-21 May and promises to be bigger and better than ever, with a packed lineup of over 40 mouth-watering food stalls.

Following its successful town centre debut last year, attracting over 83,000 visitors over 4 days, the popular festival will once again be taking place in The Glass Works Square.

Matt O’Neill, Executive Director of Growth and Sustainability at Barnsley Council, said: “We’re delighted to be bringing the Flavours Food Festival back to the town centre in May and kicking off spring in style. Last year was a huge success and due to popular demand, the event is going to be even bigger this time around.

The festivities run 10am-5pm on Thursday 18 May, 10am-7pm on Friday 19 May, 10am-8pm Saturday 20 May and 11am-5pm on Sunday 21 May.

Matt explained the proven benefits of the co-working space. He said: “We measured the social impact of what we do and there was a 40% increase in members’ wellbeing and work life balance since joining Union St. And for the bottom line, 68% said that they had generated new opportunities, with 93% of co-workers increasing productivity.”

The event was one in a series delivered by Sheffield

Social Enterprise Network, in partnership with Social Enterprise Exchange. The ‘Lunch With…’ events offer a great way to help attendees learn from others in and out of the social enterprise sector.

The next ‘Lunch With…’ networking event is taking place on Monday, May 22 with Claire Rimmer, Head of Operations at CADS. It will be held at the new Theatre Deli space on Arley Street.