Cefas cash support for the 2005 Lowestoft Fish Fayre

Photo of cheque being presented by Mark Farrar (Centre) to Superintendent Jim Izzard (Left) and Ronnie Capps (right). The organisers of this year’s Lowestoft Fish Fayre were presented this week with a cheque for £2,000 by Mark Farrar, the Chief Executive of Cefas (the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science). Cefas is one of the main sponsors of the Fayre, and has been a regular supporter for many years.

This event continues to thrive and is a major fundraising opportunity for the Fishermen’s Mission. It attracts thousands of visitors to the Lowestoft fish docks every year. There is a variety of family fun and entertainment on offer including demonstrations, trade stands, displays of fresh fish, and other stalls. Visiting boats and ships will be open to the public in the dock.

This year Cefas scientists will be on hand to support a special display on basking sharks, plus there will be a chance for the public to discover more about waves and to see plankton under the microscope like it’s never been seen before.

Superintendent Jim Izzard of the Fishermen’s Mission said, “The resources of the mission, particularly here in Lowestoft, are in great demand and the support given by Cefas is much appreciated”.

TV celebrity chef, Brian Turner, will officially open the 2005 Fayre at 10.15 a.m.

Doors at the Waveney Dock open at 9 a.m. on Saturday 18 June.

Photo: cheque being presented by Mark Farrar (Centre) to Superintendent Jim Izzard (Left) and Ronnie Capps (right).

Notes to editors

Cefas is an internationally renowned scientific research and advisory establishment, based at Lowestoft since 1902. It also has laboratories at Burnham-on-Crouch and Weymouth, and a number of other facilities around the UK. It became an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 1997.
Cefas undertakes work on fisheries management, environmental protection and aquaculture. It offers a wide range of research, advisory, consultancy, monitoring and training activities to government departments (UK and foreign, central and local), international agencies, commercial companies and aid organisations. For more detail see the Cefas website: http://www.cefas.co.uk/.

Press contact:

Anne McClarnon: 01502 524370 / 0776 829 0938 / a.mcclarnon@cefas.co.uk