Hamfield-+Today

Hamfield – Today Hamfield is a small town in Northeast England near [|Newcastle] and [|Sunderland]. The town has about 17500 inhabitants and is known for its friendly and welcoming people. The population has grown quite a lot the last few years because of the oil-business.

Food is an important part of Hamfield’s history and community today. Every year thousand of tourist travel to the lovely town to try the famous “Austin ham” or to visit the well known “Hammersmith fish market”. You can even visit the ham factory where they cook the ham and prepare it with secret recipes. The fish-market was founded in 1815 and is now a huge tourist attraction for both famous cooks and just curious visitors.

If your not hungry or in the mood for food, there is a lot of other attractions and things to see in Hamfield. If you’re into sports there is everything from golfing to rugby. The golf course is located just outside the city and has been give 5 stars by the golf association of Europe. Every spring there is held a huge golf tournament in Hamfield and the best players from all of Europe travel to join. Last year a newcomer from Sunderland took first place and went along with 10 000 pounds and a brand new golf set.

If you’re more of an intellectual person, there are quite a few museums and historical memorials. Among these the most famous is the Norwegian museum. Here you can find Viking treasures from about year 700. You can also find memorials from when Hamfield was owned by Norway. In the Norwegian museum you can also taste some Norwegian specialties like “Komla” and “Pinnekjøtt”.

Another thing you have to see when you’re visiting the town is the zipper museum, because in fact the zipper was invented in Hamfield by a young designer called Veronica Von Zip (picture to the right). The zipper museum shows you the zipper and its development through the years.

Shopping is also a good way to pass the time. Hamfield has two shopping-centers and a huge main street with a lot of old-fashion and modern shops. There is also a weekly Wednesday-market where you can find old antiques like silverware, furniture and old records etc. The Wednesday-market has been a tradition since about the 1850’s and is as popular today as ever.

There is a lot to do in Hamfield today and good service is important to everyone in the town. The town has everything from Ham-festivals to Oil-museums and a lot of other activities. And I don’t think I exaggerate if I say this is one of Britain’s best and most exciting cities.

__**The Mayor**__ The Mayor today is Angus Hammersmith, the descendant of Austin Hammersmith. He is born April 6. 1957. Angus is married to Victoria Hammersmith, the owner of Hamfield's biggest ham factory. They have one kid, who goes to the one of the local schools in the centre of Hamfield. He's thought to have a promising football career. He represents the Labour Party, and he took over after his father, Arthur Hammersmith. He was elected August 28. 2008.

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