{"id":23440,"date":"2014-11-11T15:23:28","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T15:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=23440"},"modified":"2015-10-07T10:43:12","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T10:43:12","slug":"the-valleys-are-kicking-off-the-festive-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/food\/the-valleys-are-kicking-off-the-festive-season","title":{"rendered":"The Valleys are getting festive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Festive FaCE is returning to Blaenau Gwent<\/p>\n<p>Blaenau Gwent\u2019s food and culture festival is taking place this November to kick off the festive season.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The team behind Blaenau Gwent\u2019s first ever food and culture festival, Valleys FaCE, decided in October last year to launch a Christmas version of the popular event. The festival has returned for a second year following the success of last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Festive FaCE, which takes place on the 29 and 30 November, is expected to draw in around 10,000 visitors to the Ebbw Vale Festival Park.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Managing director of Tudor Brewery in Llanhilleth, Jaime Devin, is one of FaCE\u2019s founding members.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0He said, \u201cWe want to give people the chance to show off their business, no matter how small, and showcase the talent the valleys has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23441\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 469px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/FACE1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23441\" alt=\"Visitors can expect to see a variety of vendors at this year\u2019s festival, from award winning pies to artisan bread \" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/FACE1-469x312.jpg\" width=\"469\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors can expect to see a variety of vendors at this year\u2019s festival, from award winning pies to artisan bread<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[youtube]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cWgwTe01kMU[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>Get into the festive spirit with Slade: Merry Christmas Everyone<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Festive FaCE is returning to Blaenau Gwent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[3964,404,644,148,3962,366,3963,31,3965],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - 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