“This is the last day of magic!”

The Ledbury Celebration on Sunday 5th July celebrates the local food and drink of Herefordshire and its neighbouring counties with an added menu of music, poetry, dance and our historic heritage.

This year’s event again brings a small but special outdoor market and street food to historic St Katherine’s, Ledbury next to the 15th century Master’s House, just off the High Street. The event runs from 11am to 4pm with entertainment from midday.

Local produce will be on sale either to eat and drink “on the go” or to take home to savour in slower time.

Producers and street-food specialists this year include:

Asib’s Afghan Food – exotic bakery (sweet and savoury)
Bellota – charcuterie
Continuum Conceits – chocolate
Fabioni’s Pizza
M and Ms Ice cream
Miniyaki’s – Japanese street food
Monkland Cheese – cheese from Herefordshire
New Market House Café – Laszlo’s Goulash
Orchard Grove Preserves – local jams and chutneys
Pauntley Petals – locally grown flowers
Seb’s Cider – a traditional taste of Herefordshire
Spice up the Valleys -Caribbean style street food
Taste of Ukraine – Ukrainian style bakes
The Nest – tastings of local food products
The Pudding Pot Company – fresh fruit crumbles
Weekdays and Weekends – street food wraps
Wychbold Fudge

Information as at 22^nd June

Local Crafts joining us:

Caroline Bousfield – stone-ware pottery made in Ledbury
Under Capricorn – goat’s milk soaps

Specially for children:

Kid’s Kitchen – introducing children to cooking
Herefordshire Libraries

Specially for everyone:

The Poetry Machine – back in Ledbury to create with you your own personal poem for you or a loved one – book a slot

And also…

Sustainable Ledbury – find out about living more sustainably
Ledbury Food Group – our own stand – ask us about local food. Buy a raffle ticket or two to help Ledbury Food Bank.
Ledbury Refugee Support – “discover who we help”
Masefield Matters

Buy some food, find a seat and enjoy a special afternoon of entertainment

Ledbury Poetry has lined up special “al fresco” poetic performances during the event featuring:

At 12.40pm – Bramwell Griffiths – “shakes Landscape and decorates pages with what comes loose”.
At 1.35pm – Jo Cox – “writes to know herself and the world more deeply.”
At 2.30pm – Rosalind Thomas – “telling stories with personal themes, through poetry”.

And a feast of musical entertainment…

At 12.00pm -The Ledbury Singers featuring Four Crying Out Loud – The Ledbury Singers demonstrate their versatility and Four Crying Out Loud provide an interesting contrast.
At 12.55pm – The Footprints Jazz Band – bring easy listening to the lunch hour playing smooth and melodic music and songs with blues influences as well as jazz style.
At 1.50pm – The Hey Yahs will perform a mix of contemporary and classic covers to suit all tastes for you to sing and dance along with or just sit back and enjoy.
At 2.50pm – The Tragic Magic Blues Band will bring the music of the deep south -and elsewhere!

And dance

At 3.35pm – Ledbury Morris – will evoke a long local tradition of dance as a preface to:

Remembering Ledbury’s Poet Laureate, John Masefield…

At 3.50pm – A special Masefield Moment celebrates Ledbury’s connection to its most famous literary son, John Masefield.

Zoe Brooks of Cheltenham Poetry Festival joins us to share a piece inspired by John Masefield.

What else?

You can visit Ledbury’s heritage sites – the Church, The Heritage Centre, the Painted Room and the Town itself.
Why not book in for a session of poetry at Ledbury Poetry Festival on the last day of the festival? Find the programme at https://ledburypoetry.org.uk/home/whats-on/

This event is organised and funded by Ledbury Food Group, Ledbury Poetry and Ledbury Town Council.

With additional financial help from Ledbury Town Council