THE line up for Saltburn Food Festival is starting to take shape as organisers prepare for their biggest event to date.

With thousands of food lovers expected to descend on the seaside town on Sunday, July 30, the event has started taking over entire town centre.

More than 100 stall holders will be bringing their locally produced wares to the street market while star chefs and cooks will be putting on demonstrations of their work.

Milton Street, Dundas Street East and the town’s Station Street will be closed to traffic with buses dropping off and picking up passengers at the top of Station Street.

The festival’s popular Live Cookery Theatre will also be bigger and better this year, with a tasty line-up of TV and award-winning chefs taking centre stage right in the heart of town.

Festival director Lorna Jackson, who co-owns Real Meals Deli & Bistro and also manages the town’s monthly Farmers’ Market, said: "The Festival grew out of a very simple idea – to celebrate the great local food we have here on our own doorsteps in the North East and North Yorkshire – and the last few years have just been incredible really.

“We started out by thinking ‘let’s see what happens’ and have been completely humbled that literally thousands of people have enjoyed some amazing days.

“Now, it’s exciting to have more than 100 great stalls for the first time, and absolutely fantastic to be able to blossom and grow naturally into the rest of the town centre for the day.

“It gives us more space to play with, helping us create more dedicated street-food and relaxed family outdoor dining areas, and will be great to see the whole town centre transformed into a buzzing festival for the day."

Among the stars making an appearance are Debbie Raw from BBC2’s A Further Step Back in Time, Steph Moon from BBC2’s Great British Menu and former National Seafood Chef of the Year Rob Green.

Saltburn Food Festival takes place Sunday, July 30 from 10am to 6pm.

Admission is free and for further information and updates visit www.saltburnfoodfestival.co.uk