THOUSANDS of people thronged Wellington’s main roads and celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli made lots of friends at the town’s tenth annual food festival on Saturday.

The stallholders did good trade, as did shops in the town, all the cookery demonstrations were full – and even the weather was kind, staying dry all day, said one of the organisers.

Richard Coupe, who was in charge of PR and marketing for the event, said: “I think it’s the busiest I have ever seen the town centre. There were thousands of people during the day. The town was absolutely packed, particularly in the morning, High Street and South Street.”

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