Island Life Magazine Ltd February/March 2014 | Page 44

SOCIAL SCENE

New venue for
Gilten Dinner
The Isle of Wight Gilten Market Dinner moved to a new venue
this year, with more than 70 committee members and guests
enjoying the surroundings of the Chequers Inn, Rookley for
their annual event.
Following the closure of Brickfields, the Gilten Market also
had a new venue, moving to Lake Farm, Rookley, which
proved extremely successful, and ensured the continuation of
the historic gathering.
Mary Case, the IW High Sheriff, who traditionally gilded
the horns of the Gilten Beast at the Market, was special guest
at the dinner, along with auctioneer Iain Soutar, a director
of Southern Counties Auctioneers. The evening concluded
with plenty of banter among many of the Island farmers who
attended the function.

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