Posted by Steph on Thursday, 15 December 2011, at 14:35
Head chef of The Church Green in Lymm, Jim Key, has stepped up to the mark to go head to head with top Michelin starred and highly rated Good Food Guide chefs in this year’s Britain’s Best Dish.
The ITV show has returned with presenter Mary Nightingale and judges that include accomplished chef John Burton Race, food and wine expert Jilly Goolden and chef and restaurateur Ed Baines. The judges will taste main courses and desserts served from every region across the country in order to award one professional chef with the prestigious accolade of having their dish named the best dish in Britain.
Jim who works at The Church Green, which holds 3 AA rosettes, for celebrity chef Aiden Byrne, wanted to prove his worth in the kitchen on this public platform.
When asked about the show, Jim comments, “I was pretty nervous about being filmed for a TV series – I really felt like I was stepping out of my comfort zone, but when your passion takes over you soon forget about the cameras and completely immerse yourself into your dish. The standard is really high but I feel I gave it my all, I hope I’ve made the North West proud.”
Aiden comments, “Jim is a great chef and I’m really pleased to have him at The Church Green - I truly believe that Jim will go far in this process and we’re all behind him 100%. To bring this title back to the North West would be amazing and would only add to the buzz in the industry in this region.”
As well as the TV show, ITV have also published a cookery book including all the dishes that are featured in this series. Jim’s dessert recipe can be found on pages 222 and 223. Books will be available to purchase from The Church Green in the coming weeks at a reduced price of £17.
Viewers can catch Britain’s Best Dish on ITV1 every weekday at 5pm and see Jim’s debut on the 15th of December.
Posted by Laura on Monday, 28 March 2011, at 21:26
And it’s gonna be sugar sweeeeeeet!!
Yes that’s right people! Remember not so long ago when the streets of Lymm were lined with a carnival of candy-coloured cabbies? Well you best all get geared up and ready as these vibrant vehicles are going to be cruising on to our television screens quicker than you can honk your horn at!
Meet Britain’s Most Glamorous Taxi Fleet
The three-part comedy-drama series ‘Candy Cabs’ is ready for launch and due to appear on BBC 1 on Tuesday 5th April. Following the lives and loves of a group of women who launch their own all-female taxi firm, the wonderfully warm and witty series is tickled pink with loveable laughs and some side-splitting humour! The ups, downs and dramatic adventures the ladies experience on their road towards becoming entrepreneurs will bring both a smile to your face and a tear to your eye. But will they allow all the lip glossed goss and personal problems stand in the way of their candy-coated dreams?...
The Stars of Sugar Coated Showbiz
Amongst the line up of the pink-coated performances are EastEnders actors Jo Joyner and Paul Nicholls, comedy star Lisa Millet, Claire Sweeney from 'Brookside' and 'Loose Women', and 'Hollyoaks' heartthrob Ricky Whittle. Other members of the crazy cast include Denis Lawson, John Henshaw, Jodie Prenger, Paul Kaye, Melanie Hill, Tom Goodman-Hill and Daniel Ryan.
So get the date in your diary folks and prepare yourself for three nights of pink frosted fun! These lovely ladies will be taking it up a gear and they've got a sweet tooth....
Tuesday 5th April BBC 1.
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Posted by Laura on Friday, 16 July 2010, at 20:18
For one night only
If you were wandering around Lymm village on Wednesday, you may have noticed that those vibrant vehicles never to be mistaken as anything other than...The Candy Cabs were back lining the streets! With one final day of filming in Lymm, the cast and crew once again converted the old Post Office into a sugary setting, allowing passersby to have a sneaky taster of the final few scenes.
Like a pink puff of smoke
But as quickly as they came, the parade of pink motors sped off again to their final location. With just two more days of filming to complete, the cast and crew will soon have everything wrapped up and ready to screen some time later this year. So keep your eyes peeled for those Candy Cabs cruising onto the BBC soon...
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Posted by Laura on Sunday, 4 July 2010, at 11:47
Exclusive to lymm.com from the BBC!
Calling all Candy Cab followers! Lymm.com has been able to get hold of some Exclusive new photographs of the Candy Cabs Crew who have been the recent talk of the village! Below we have a stunning shot of Big Pam played by Claire Eden with fellow co-star Stella played by Melanie Hill. Then we have all the lovely ladies lined up with their vehicles, Big Pam (Claire Eden), Stella (Melanie Hill), Amanda (Claire Sweeney), Jackie (Jo Joyner) and Elaine (Lisa Millett).
View all the images from the Candy Cabs filming in the village in our media gallery.
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Posted by Matthew on Monday, 28 June 2010, at 14:15
Olivia Archbold performs at The Venue this Saturday
Singing sensation Olivia Archbold, best known for her performances on Britain’s Got Talent will be performing at The Venue on Saturday 3rd July starting at 8.00pm.
The 14 years old from Newton-le-Willows, sang a spine-tingling version of Sarah McLaughlan's- In the Arms of an Angel on Saturday night’s ITV 1 show. She has been dubbed the new "Voice of an Angel” and compared to Charlotte Church after impressing the judges on Saturday night's show.
Simon Cowell told her: ‘You sang that so well, you really made that song your own. I am so so impressed with you, Olivia, that I can’t even tell you.’
Also, there is a slight possibility that Olivia may be performing at The Venue on Tuesday at 8.30pm.
Olivia Archbold performs In the Arms of an Angel