Hutchinsons, Coniston: Forequarters of Lakeland beef for the freezer, cut & bagged to customer requirement

average weight 120lbs..........................................75p per lb.

Watson & Woollard, Kendal: Kendal Rough Fell Lamb loin chops.........................................................£3.65 per 1/2 kilo.

Low Sizergh Barn Farm Shop: Mrs Bells Blue, winner of the Cheese Lovers Trophy, British Cheese Awards 2000

.......................................................... ...........£2.31 per 125g.

Richardsons, Bowness: Half-price offer - 5 kilos fell-bred lamb chops............£22.50 (= £4.50 per kilo, usual price £9).

Oddbins, Kendal: Special offer: Cuvee Simone (France) made by James Herrick, a velvety red with spicy flavours and ripe cherry aromas.................3 for £10 (or £4.99 each).

Country Harvest, Ingleton: British Cheese Awards 2000 silver medal winner - Farmhouse Wensleydale, made by the Wensleydale Creamery at Hawes.............75p per 100g.

Higginsons, Grange-over-Sands: Special offer: 3lbs matured local rump beef steak....................................£9.99.

Cartmel Village Shop: Strawberry Bank Brewery (Cartmel Fell) damson beer - 7% abv.................£2.35 per 33cl bottle.

Steadmans, Sedbergh: Garsdale dry-cure gammon steaks........................................................£3.63 per 1/2 kilo.

The Barn Shop, Crooklands: Best Taste Coulis various fruits, serve with ice cream, for example, or meringue desserts.......£4 per 265g jar.

Bowland Bridge Stores: Ayrshire bacon £2.66 per 1/2 kilo Kendal Fisheries: Natural oak-smoked haddock ...................................£3.71 per lb.

Kendal Foodhall: Black olives with cumin........£1 per 100g................(one of a dozen varieties of fresh olives available).

Booths: Small pre-pack oranges......................99p for 12.

Cranstons, Kendal: 5lbs local-bred lamb chops.......£12.99.

Greenbanks, Kendal: Class 1 Tunisian Ravier dates.............45p per 200g pack.

Asda: Roots bumper veg pack.........down from 99p to 47p.

Morrisons, Kendal: M soft wholemeal bread 800g - 49p.......buy one get one free offer.