So we also owe a huge thank you to all of you who came to celebrate and savour all that is best in Devon – as well as our many and generous sponsors without whom this fantastic event would not be possible.

And behind the small but extremely hardworking group of trustees who put abbfest together there are hundreds of other volunteers whose willingness to give up their time and their energy must not be forgotten.

More than 3,200 visitors attended this year’s Abbotskerswell Beer and Food Festival  - between them drinking more than 7,000 pints of the 114 Devon ales and ciders on offer.  They sampled wines from local producers and tasted every sort of food from fish and meat to cheeses and olives.

The cookery demonstrations by some of the County’s finest chefs drew packed audiences by day, and  by night hundreds of revellers danced enthusiastically to Status Clone, one of the best tribute bands in the UK.