Mitch Tonks hopes South West Sardine Festival unites community
'Enrichen coastal communities'
Mr Tonks said the industry in the South West was doing well, but he felt too many sardines caught in the region were going abroad and did not get enough love locally.He added the event would be a good excuse for people to come together and celebrate."I think it's these community events which really enrichen our coastal communities and really give people something to get together for and look forward to," Mr Tonks said."Imagine if every coastal town in the South West had a sardine festival on different dates - it would just be fabulous with everyone looking to put on the best party."I hope we can inspire other places to build something around the sardine."
Mr Tonks said organisers were expecting up to 4,000 people to attend but hoped future festivals could attract 10,000 visitors.He added: "I think community festivals are really valuable because in these challenging times, they bring people together."Not only to feast but actually to kind of host something in their own town and be really proud of it. These are the kind of things that we need in our society today."
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