KENDAL Farmers Markets have a new regular slot - the LAST Friday of every month.

On sale in the blue and white marquee in Kendal Market Place will be quality local produce including - beef, lamb, pork and ostrich; fruit and vegetables; organic trout and eggs; jams and pickles; and home baking.

Make a note of these dates in your diary now - January 26; February 23; March 30; April 27; May 25; June 29; July 27; August 31; September 28; October 26; November 30; December 21.

WESTMORLAND Services, at Tebay, has come in for more praise from national quarters.

Already in food guru Egon Ronay's good books, the Sunday People's Sue Crawford has now mentioned the services in despatches.

She broke a festive journey at Tebay and was suitably impressed by the freshly-made sandwiches delivered by Jill Radcliffe and her team.

Jill also took a starring role in Food & Drink's focus on Westmorland Services last year.

She and her band of butty-makers endure temperatures as low as eight degrees centigrade while they are preparing the sandwiches in order to keep them fresh.

They make anything from six to 10,000 sandwiches a week, every piece of bread buttered by hand.

Mr Ronay described Jill's sandwiches as "Ritz-quality".

CREATE a sandwich for 2001 and you could win a holiday to the United States.

The prize is being offered to the winner of the competition to find an official recipe for British Sandwich Week (May 13-19) using British ham or bacon.

Jointly organised by the Meat & Livestock Commission and the British Sandwich Association, the competition is looking for an innovative recipe which is practical for manufacture.

The creation could feature in national promotions and be displayed in sandwich shops and supermarkets around the country.

To enter, send a list of ingredients and method, together with the title of your sandwich and a description of why you think it should be adopted as Sandwich 2001, to - Sandwich 2001, BSA, 8 Home Farm, Ardington, Oxon, OX12 8PN, before the closing date of March 2.

The winners names will be announced on May 1 at the launch of British Sandwich Week.