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We thought you might like to see these pictures of how the 2012 Stadium’s coming along. We’ve marked Forman’s Fish Island with a red arrow in case you should lose us next to our new neighbour.

The spirit of construction seems to be catching. We can’t announce exactly what we’re up to just yet but we’ve just started work on a very exciting new project on the plot of land next to our smokery… keep an eye on the blog for more news soon!

Remember you can always check the progress of the stadium through our Fish Eye View webcam – Click here for live video

We’re delighted to announce that in partnership with the incomparable Nyetimber vineyard we’ll be attending this year’s Taste of London Festival in Regent’s Park from the 17th to 20th June. Food from Forman’s Restaurant will be available at the Nyetimber Pavillion throughout the festival and there will be some great offers on home delivery from Forman & Field for visitors to the show.

More details will follow soon but for now you can purchase tickets for the festival via the following link: tastefestivals.com/london/tickets

If you can’t make it to the festival or you just fancy seeing what all the fuss about this vineyard is all about then we’ve just taken delivery of the new 2005 vintage of their Classic Cuvee: click here to order

If you’re going for the long haul we hope you’re tucking in to a hamper of Britain’s finest food this evening!

Greet your guests with a sickly grin (Howard, Con, Folkestone and Hythe, maj 11,680) and usher them in for a sound bite or two. Start with H.Forman & Son Wild Smoked Salmon Pate It’s wild, Scottish (Galloway, Respect, Bethnal Green & Bow, maj 823) and the best money can buy. Delicious on Granny’s Five Seed Rye Bread (Foster, Lab, Hastings and Rye, maj 2,026).

It wouldn’t be election night without a few porky pies (Harman, Lab, Camberwell & Peckham, maj 13,483). Our Traditional Pork Pies from Norfolk (Bacon, Con, Norfolk South, maj 8,872) are made by Silent Partners from gloriously tasty pure breed Old Spot porkers (Widdecombe, Con, Maidstone and the Weald, maj 14,856).

It’s certainly within your allowable expenses to enjoy some Pickled Shallots on the side with your pie (Pickles, Con, Brentwood & Ongar, maj 11,612). Ours are made in small batches by chef Kit Bamford of Worcester (Foster, Lab,Worcester, maj 3,144).

Our Venison & Wild Mushroom Terrine, wrapped in pancetta with a port glaze, will delight the Countryside Alliance members of your party and is perfect for a midnight snack. The green welly brigade will also enjoy Montgomery’s Cheddar (Lembit, LD, Montgomeryshire, maj 7,173), a statesmanlike cheese if ever the was one.

By 4am, Peter Snow’s swingometer will be out of control. Mandy, put the kettle on. Our Simply Delicious Fruitcakes (Paisley, DUP, Antrim North, maj 17,965) will happily soak up all that rhetoric. How about one or two Brownies (Brown, Lab, Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath, maj 18,216) or some Macaroons (Cameron, Con, Witney, maj 14,146) for a taste of what may be to come?

Finally, as the tension builds and the exit polls start to take on grim significance, a stiff gin will be in order (Kennedy, Lib, Ross, Skye and Lochaber, maj 14,249). Be liberal, though; this should be a Red Nose Night for everyone. Bramley & Gage Sloe Gin is made by hand by a family firm in Gloucestershire (Dhanda, Lab, Gloucester, maj 4,271). The blend of seasonally picked sloes with finest London (Field, Con, Cities of London & Westminster, maj 8,095) gin makes for the perfect coalition.

We’re delighted to be offering our complete picnic hampers for this year’s Houghton International Horse Trials, hosted at the magnificent Houghton Hall in North West Norfolk from the 27th to the 30th May. If you’re planning on attending the event – and we highly recommend it as a fabulous English summer’s day out – then why not order a picnic hamper from us for delivery to your home the day before you go.

For tickets and more information about the event click here: http://www.houghtoninternational.co.uk/

And once you’ve bought your tickets, have a browse of our picnic hampers and suggestions and place your order by clicking here: www.formanandfield.com/picnics

Last orders no later than 2 days before delivery please and do just give us a call on 0208 5252 352 if you’d like to discuss special requirements or bespoke picnic hampers for this or any other event.

If that other election that’s going on at the moment has got you in the voting mood perhaps you might like to take a minute to put a mark on The Observer Food Monthly Food Awards ballot paper.

You can vote for everything from your favourite local pub to the poshest of gastronomic destinations and while so doing you will be entered into a draw to win some wonderful prizes. The chance of a free dinner for 6 at Fifteen Cornwall was certainly enough to get me voting, now there’s a thought for electoral reform.

For full details and to vote click here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/observer-food-monthly-awards

Of course if you’ve enjoyed some really good food from us in the last year, whether direct from Forman & Field or at our newly opened Forman’s Restaurant we’d be delighted if you would consider nominating us! Thank you in advance for all your support.