FOOD fanatics can enjoy a taste of local artisan produce at a new cafe in Radcliffe Market Hall.

Farrars Cafe and Tea Room opened this week, showcasing a range of independent baked treats from around the local area.

The cafe is the latest venture by Upper Campfield Events – who run the monthly Castlefield Artisan Market in Manchester – and will be followed by future artisan markets in Radcliffe.

Councillor Mike Connolly, leader of Bury Council, said: “We are delighted to welcome Farrars Cafe and Tea Room to Radcliffe Market. This is the icing on the cake of the newly refurbished market hall, and I’m sure it will prove extremely popular with customers.

“Substantially improving the market was an important step in our continuing regeneration of Radcliffe town centre, along with a new bus station and a major retail-led scheme which will be on the way very soon.”

Campfield Events director Asif Hayat said: “We're so excited about this great opportunity to start something new in our local town. We have been looking for the right space locally for a while and Radcliffe is so perfectly placed for something amazing to happen - we can't wait to get going.”

The cafe's co-owner Jodie Bannister added: “The cafe is just the beginning of the plans which we have for this new venture - in September, we will be bringing lots of new traders down for a pop-up Saturday Fine Food market.

“Hopefully this will attract lots more traders to get involved and we can get a real buzz going. We are committed to creating events and spaces which support and celebrate new creative talent especially in food, which is our passion and we believe we can create a really amazing food and events space for Radcliffe.”

Campfield Events were also the pioneers behind the successful Friday Food Fight - which showcased the quality food on offer in Manchester - and the Off The High Street Christmas Market.