Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2008 | Page 102

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FOOD & DRINK

If pigs could fly–they'd
probably land here
Briddlesford Lodge Farm
had something to celebrate
at the end of May – a perfect
marriage. Island Butcher,
Paul Murphy, with the help of
his wife Niki, has joined the
Farm Shop, a source of untold
quantities of Island produce.
There was something of

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a carnival atmosphere, as
even the weather turned out
in its best bib and tucker to
herald Paul’s arrival. Geoffrey
Hughes, much loved actor of
Coronation Street and Royle
Family fame, performed the
opening ceremony, and Andrew
Turner MP, former High

Sheriff David Langford and
Councillors Dawn Cousins and
Brian Mosdell came to sample
an Isle of Wight