Wilfred has plenty he can beef about (From Worcester News)

Wilfred has plenty he can beef about

10:32am Monday 11th May 2009

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CHARISMATIC Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones will be the guest speaker at a farming dinner to be held in Malvern later this month.

Born in Jamaica and raised in inner city Birmingham, Mr Emmanuel-Jones describes himself as “a poor boy done good”.

He fulfilled his lifelong ambition to farm when he bought a small place in Devon in 1999 after a successful career as a producer/director with the BBC.

He is credited with bringing many top celebrity chefs to the small screen, including Gordon Ramsay, Antony Worrall-Thompson, Brian Turner and James Martin.

Mr Emmanuel-Jones is a passionate supporter of British farming with strong opinions on rural issues and his range of sausages, bacon and chicken under his Black Farmer label has proved one of the most successful food launches of recent times in the UK.

A classic entrepreneur in the “anything is possible” mould – he has won two awards – and has been selected to fight the Chippenham constituency for the Conservative Party at the next general election.

He will be the speaker at a dinner being held in the Severn Hall at the Three Counties Showground, on Wednesday, May 20, the evening before Beef Expo 2009, which is one of the highlights of the beef industry year.

The dinner will follow a three-farm tour of beef units in the Hereford area.

McCartney’s auctioneer and partner, Clive Roads, who is chairman of the local organising committee for the event, will chair the pre-event dinner where the main course will be Hereford beef supplied by Dovecote Park and sponsored by the Hereford Cattle Society.

Tickets for the conference cost £5 plus VAT and for the conference and dinner £29.57. For details telephone Euan Emslie on 01430 441870 or e-mail euan@appliedremedies.co.uk.

PICTURE CAPTION: GUEST SPEAKER: Jamaican-born and raised in Birmingham, Wilfred Emmanuel- Jones now farms in Devon and has strong opinions on rural issues.

He will be speaking at Beef Expo 2009 in Malvern.

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