NEW MAYOR PUTS VEG IN FOCUS
Merlin, 42, of South Street, is a strict vegetarian, but that doesn't mean the food served at mayoral occasions won't be delicious.
'I want to encourage local business in every way and that includes providing local food,' he said, shortly before being made Mayor of Lewes on May 18.
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Hide Ad'I want use local produce as far as possible, including wine from Plumpton and Breaky Bottom and beer from Harveys.
'We are surrounded by countryside and we were a market town. We should celebrate our vegetables.'
To further make his point, Merlin, a business consultant, is to hold a special event during his year for allotment holders and schools with kitchen gardens.