Following the successful April Farmer’s Market there will be a farmer’s market on the fourth Friday of each month in Ledbury. The market will sell locally grown produce, so come and see for yourself the great things that are being produced for you to enjoy in Ledbury.
For further information look at: www.hfmg.org
Friday 25 May 2012 – 09.00 a.m. to 02.00 p.m. – Next to the Market House, High Street, Ledbury.
The next meeting of the Ledbury Food Group will be on Monday 21 May 2012 at The Talbot Inn, 14 New Street, Ledbury. We meet in the bar at 19.30.
If you are interesting in local food producers and local events celebrating our locally produced food, please come along to meet us and get involved, all are welcome.
Wednesday 11 July 2012 - King George V Playing Fields, Hereford.
This event will be visited by the Queen and Prince Philip.
‘The focus of the day will be a major community event to celebrate all that is wonderful about Herefordshire County. We plan to showcase some of our many food producers and businesses, both large and small’.
See: http://www.herefordshirediamondmondday.co.uk/ for further information and to reserve tickets.
For the first time the festival will be held in the centre of Hereford : High Town, Hereford Cathedral, and Castle Green. Producers will be exhibiting their home-grown, delicious artisan made food and drink. Visitors will be able to meet the makers, growers and chefs behind the county’s best flavours.
During the week previous to the festival there will be demonstrations in the live cookery theatres, talks, cookery challenges, competitions, hands-on-experience and a wealth of events.
Saturday 27 October and Sunday 28 October 2012 (and the previous week)
See the website for futher details : www.herefordshirefoodfestival.com
The next Italian Market in Ledbury is being held on Friday 4 May 2012 between 09.00 a.m. and 05.00 p.m.
Here are the next dates for the popular French Market : Friday 29 June and Friday 12 October 2012. The market operates between 09.00 a.m. and 05.00 p.m.
Saturday 2 June 2012, 10.00 – 17.00
Malvern and the surrounding area hosts some of the best food producers and chefs in the country.
* Over 20 stalls will line Abbey Road with food demonstrations from some of the county’s young chefs.
* The courtyard of Robson-Ward, off Belle Vue Terrace, will have more food demonstrations, crafts and live music.
*Belle Vue Island will have an outside acoustic stage with music and drama provided by local artists and entertainers.
Visit : www.visitthemalverns.org/the_great_malvern_food_festival for more information.
Sunday 6 and Monday 7 May 2012
A fiery family day out with 30 stalls selling all things spicy * Food demonstrations * Mexican Band – Los Squideros * Children’s Chilli Trail * Stilt Walker and Fire Juggler.
Buy tickets online : www.eastnorcastle.com/special_events.aspx (Adults £9.00, Children £6.00, Family £24.00)
Call: 01531 633160
Email: enquiries@eastnorcastle.com
Here is some information about where you can buy Just Rachel’s delicious ice cream, either at events happening soon or at new outlets for Just Rachel’s products.
Future Events (Just Rachel will be selling cones and individual portion tubs.)
31 May 2012 – Waitrose, Cheltenham store - Diamond Jubilee Extraveganza
3.30 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. Ice cream tastings and much more…
2 June 2012 – Malvern Walking Festival Walk -
booking essential: www.malvern-hills.co.uk
9 June 2012 - Cheltenham College Polo Match, Cirencester Park, Gloucestershire.
13 – 17 June 2012 - BBC Good Food Show - NEC Birmingham
22 June 2012 – Hereford Walking Festival Walk -
booking essential: www.visitherefordshire.co.uk
8 July 2012 – Ledbury Food Festival, Ledbury High Street.
(Please see separate post about this event.)
11 July 2012 – Herefordshire Daimond Jubilee Day - Hereford
14 July 2012 – Historical Hereford Day, Castle Green, Hereford
22 July 2012 – Three Choirs Festival - Hereford
11 – 19 August 2012 – Hereford Food Week - Hereford
1 September 2012 - Moreton in Marsh Show, Moreton in Marsh, Glos
23 September 2012 – NSPCC Event, Lodge Park, Cirencester.
New Outlets (selling Just Rachel’s Ice Cream)
The Black Horse, Shipston on Stour
The Coffee Shop, Poolbrook Road, Malvern.
Ye Old Steppes, Village Shop, Pembridge.
Verona’s, Newport, Shropshire.
For full details see Just Rachel website: www.justrachel.com or phone: 01531 650639
This is the 24th year this event has been running and this year’s activities will be similar to last year’s.
Sunday 6th May 2012, 9.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. : A Walk above Putley, Cheese Ploughman’s Lunch, South Herefordshire Dowsers, Mr P’s Bees and Dowsing at Dragon Orchard.
Monday 7th May 2012, 10.30 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. : Natural History of Orchards, Delicious Lunches, Earthworks, Guided Walk and Leominster Morris.
For full details of all the events please go to The Big Apple website : http://www.bigapple.org.uk/blossomtime/2012.html