Bridgwater police drop into Cultural Dish Share event

The event was held at the town hall during a community drop-in session.

A Bridgwater Town Council spokesperson said: "Thank you to everyone who came along to our cultural dish share today at the town hall which was a huge success.

"We were overwhelmed with the number of people who popped in for a bite to eat, sampling dishes from all over the world."

Cultural dish share hosted by Bridgwater Town Council which was attended by visitors of diverse groups as well as Sedgemoor Neighbourhood Police. (Image: Bridgwater Town Council and Sedgemoor Neighbourhood Police)

Some of the popular dishes included the Welsh cawl, Japanese sweet buns and Irish soda bread, all prepared and donated by members of the community.

Local police officers took part in the event during their foot and bike patrols in the town centre.

They expressed their gratitude in a Facebook post which said: "Many thanks to the residents of Bridgwater who cooked and donated lots of lovely dishes for the Cultural Share a Dish event at the Town Council.

Sedgemoor Neighbourhood Police patrolling (Image: Sedgemoor Neighbourhood Police)

"A sure way to attract lots of uniform staff is to provide food. We thank you for letting us take part in the event and it was lovely to meet so many people."

Bridgwater Town Council hosted Cultural dish share last week which was also attended by Sedgemoor Neighbourhood Police. (Image: Sedgemoor Neighbourhood Police and Bridgwater Town Council)

Bridgwater Town Council further added: "Thank you for all your support in making this idea a success and a particular thanks to community members Lesley Gates, Breda and members of the town council team for preparing dishes, helping to run the event and for the big clean up after."