What's in the shops this weekend, with the emphasis, where possible, on locally-produced, seasonal and speciality foods.

Cartmel Village Shop: From the Westmorland Damson Association - damson wine - a medium fruit wine made from local damsons..........£7.20 per 75cl bottle.

Kendal Foodhall: Smoked ham prepared by Riverside Foods at Cockermouth.....£1.25 per 100g.

Kendal Fisheries: Windermere char.......£5.46 per 1/2 kilo.

Own-smoked Greenland prawns....................£1.99 per pint.

The Barn Shop, Crooklands: Cumberland Raspberry Vinegar, delicious on salads...£3.95 for 8 fl oz.

A Taste of Lakeland, Ambleside: Smoked salmon from the Cartmel Valley Game Company, specially dry-cured in brown sugar.......£2.62 per 100g.

Steadmans, Sedbergh: Own-make ready meals for 2 lasagne £2.49 each or chilli con carne microwave or oven....£2.29 each.

Higginsons, Grange-over-Sands: Special offer - best British braising steak...3lbs for £ 7.99.

Booths: Bells of Lazonby pack of long white rolls......buy one get a second at half price.

Cranstons, Kendal: Cranstons own-make Highgate Slicing Pie - turkey, pork & cranberry in a pastry crust......52p per 100g.

Greenbanks, Kendal: Lancashire Maris Bard potatoes......17p per 1/2 kilo.

Low Sizergh Barn Farm Shop: Scorching Balsamic Onions from the Fine Cheese Company - "pickled onions that bite you back!".........£3 per 290g jar.

Oddbins, Kendal: Peter Lihmann Clancy's....a big, thick, rich, heavy Australian red...3 for £ 20.

Richardsons, Bowness: BBQ pack - 4 fellbred lamb chops, 4 kofta lamb kebabs, 500g Cumberland sausage,

4 quarterpound beefburgers.................................all for £ 10.

Bowland Bridge Stores: Fresh egg pasta........250g £ 1.79

Country Harvest, Ingleton: Home-made chocolate chip muffins from the Yorkshire Fayre company in Settle..pack of 2 for 95p.

Watson & Woollard, Kendal: Moroccan Lamb Grills minced lamb seasoned with chilli, garlic & coriander perfect for the BBQ...49p each.

Hutchinsons, Coniston: 2 chickens for £ 5.