Maidenhead & Windsor

The smell of freshly baked bread and croissants will be wafting across Maidenhead town centre next week as the tantalizing Team Fantastique Continental Market sets out its stalls for three days.

Open for business from Thursday to Saturday (September 13 – 15), the market is being hosted by Maidenhead Town Partnership and, with baking starting as early as 4.30am, what better way to start the day than with a delicious French croissant or baguette!

Ali Chehboun and Geoff Drinkel, joint organisers of the Team Fantastique Market, are over the moon about coming to Maidenhead. They said: “It's a real feather in our cap to have such a great opportunity to show our high quality goods and produce in such a prime location.”

Steph James, town manager, said: “Team Fantastique is completely new to Maidenhead and will bring a vast array of tempting produce that shoppers can try before they buy.

“Visiting markets are very popular in the town centre. They attract people who might not otherwise come into town so our local traders benefit too.”

The market will bring top quality continental produce, including French charcuterie, Dutch and French cheeses, Toulouse and Merguez sausages, freshly grilled; paella and pommes Provencal. There will also be jewellery and bags from Paris, Italian leatherwear, handmade soaps from Marseille and a host of other delights – biscuits from Brittany, olives from the sunny south and delicious mustards and spices. And from North Africa there will also be handmade Moroccan pottery and tagines and delicious sweetmeats and honey cakes.

The mobile boulangerie will feature fresh bread, croissants, pain chocolate and fabulous pastries, all baked on site in the traditional French manner.

For more information log on to Team Fantastique at www.cofm.co.uk

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead