Good Food Local: County Durham

Good Food Local County Durham will be open and collaborative event bringing together organisations, community groups, businesses and residents to explore how we can make good food accessible for everyone. From supporting local growers and tackling food insecurity, to improving school meals and reducing food waste, this is your opportunity to be part of the conversation and the change.

📅 Date: Friday 28th November 2025

🕒 Time: Arrival from 9am for a 9:30 start, close at 12

📍 Location: Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Market Place, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7NP

Who is this event for?

Everyone is warmly invited to come along, share your ideas, and connect with others who are passionate about creating a thriving good food movement in County Durham.

• You want to be part of creating a healthier, fairer and more sustainable food future for everyone
• You have ideas to share with others who are working to improve food
• Whether you grow, cook, sell or buy food, we all eat! Therefore, we all have a part to play in shaping a food system that nourishes people, place and planet.

We’ll be joined by speakers from a diverse range of organisations and initiatives working to make County Durham a place of Good Food. Hear first-hand, about our County’s recent achievements in food-related health, food waste, food growing, as well as the local food economy and procurement. We'll also be launching the Good Food Promise for hospitality and catering. A full line-up of speakers will be announced in the coming week so do keep an eye out.

• Refreshments - Complimentary tea, coffee, water and fruit will be available. The Town Hall's cafe will be open from 10.

• Access and facilities - Bishop Auckland Town Hall is fully accessible. There are adapted toilets and lifts to all floors. Wheelchair spaces are available and patrons are asked to telephone to reserve these in advance. The Town Hall’s Eden Theatre employs a system of raked seating. An induction loop system is available for those with hearing difficulties. Patrons with hearing aids should set the control to ‘T’.

• Public Transport - Bishop Auckland is well served by buses. The bus station is behind the Newgate Centre and is only five minutes walk from the Town Hall. The railway station is served by Northern Rail, with connections from the mainline station at Darlington. Up-to-date timetables for all public transport are available from the council’s journey planner.

• Arriving by car - For visitors by car using sat nav, the postcode is DL14 7NP. There are a number of short stay car parks in Bishop Auckland where you can park for a maximum of three hours. The closest to Bishop Auckland Town Hall are in Bondgate, and in the Newgate Centre. For further travel information on access and travel please see the Bishop Auckland Town Hall's website: Visit Us

The organisers: Food Durham

Food Durham is the Food Partnership for County Durham, established in 2012, which is hosted by an independent charity OASES (Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists). This event is possible thanks to funding from the Lottery Communities Fund.

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